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Meaning of sanctimonious

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

sanctimonious

Pronunciation:/ˌsæŋk.təˈməʊ.ni.əs//ˌsæŋk.təˈmoʊ.ni.əs/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious.

  2. Holy, devout.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sanctimonious

Related words

holier-than-thoupiouspietisticalpietisticpharisaicalpharisaicself-righteousmoral