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Sanctimonious

Sanctimonious Meaning & Definition
Sanctimonious Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sanctimonious?

[adj] excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Sanctimonious: holier-than-thou | pharisaic | pharisaical | pietistic | pietistical | pious | self-righteous

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Sanctimonious In Webster's Dictionary

\Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous\, a. [See {Sanctimony}.] 1. Possessing sanctimony; holy; sacred; saintly. --Shak. 2. Making a show of sanctity; affecting saintliness; hypocritically devout or pious. ``Like the sanctimonious pirate.'' --Shak. -- {Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous*ness}, n.

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