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sanctimonious
[sangk-tuh-moh-nee-uhs]
adjective
making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc..
They resented his sanctimonious comments on immorality in America.
Obsolete.Ģżholy; sacred.
sanctimonious
/ Ė²õĆ¦Å°ģ³ŁÉŖĖ³¾ÉŹ²ŌÉŖɲõ /
adjective
affecting piety or making a display of holiness
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- sanctimoniously adverb
- sanctimoniousness noun
- nonsanctimonious adjective
- nonsanctimoniously adverb
- nonsanctimoniousness noun
- unsanctimonious adjective
- unsanctimoniously adverb
- unsanctimoniousness noun
- Ė²õ²¹²Ō³¦³Ł¾±Ė³¾“Ē²Ō¾±“Ē³Ü²õ±ō²ā adverb
- Ė²õ²¹²Ō³¦³Ł¾±Ė³¾“Ē²Ō¾±“Ē³Ü²õ²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
- Ė²õ²¹²Ō³¦³Ł¾±³¾“Ē²Ō²ā noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of sanctimonious1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of sanctimonious1
Example Sentences
Straughanās writing deftly considers the moral crises weāre steeped in today without feeling preachy, which is a considerable achievement given that a film about faith is the perfect excuse to be sanctimonious.
"It would be so sanctimonious without any humour in it."
Carter also had a self-righteousness that could present as starchy and sanctimonious, a trait he exhibited even in his good works once he left the White House.
Such criminal heroes take on dopey authority figures that are fun for audiences to root against, whether it's sanctimonious cops, rich bankers, or fancy nobles whose wealth needs a little forcible redistribution.
Somewhat sanctimonious and totally brazen, they solidified my status and signified that I had āmade itā as an athlete.
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