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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 piousplay

  Familiarity information: SANCTIMONIOUS used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SANCTIMONIOUS (adjective)


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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