Meaning of SANCTIMONIOUS
| Pronunciation: | | `sangktu'mowneeus
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[adj] excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile" |
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SANCTIMONIOUS is a 13 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | holier-than-thou, pharisaic, pharisaical, pietistic, pietistical, pious, self-righteous |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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