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SANCTIMONIOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sanctimonious mean?
• SANCTIMONIOUS (adjective)
The adjective SANCTIMONIOUS has 1 sense:
1. excessively or hypocritically pious
Familiarity information: SANCTIMONIOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Excessively or hypocritically pious
Synonyms:
holier-than-thou; pharisaic; pharisaical; pietistic; pietistical; sanctimonious; self-righteous
Context example:
a sickening sanctimonious smile
Similar:
pious (having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity)
Derivation:
sanctimoniousness; sanctimony (the quality of being hypocritically devout)
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