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sanctimonious

adj
/ˌsæŋk.tɪˈməʊ.ni.əs/UK/ˌsæŋk.tɪˈmoʊ.ni.əs/US

Etymology

From sanctimony + -ous.

  1. derived from sānctimōnia
  2. derived from sanctimonie
  3. suffixed as sanctimonious — “sanctimony + ous”

Definitions

  1. Making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious.

    • Near-synonyms: smug; see also Thesaurus:arrogant
    • Thou conclud'st like the sanctimonious pirate, that went to sea with the Ten Commandements, but scrap'd one out of the table.
    • [O]ne / Discuss'd his tutor, rough to common men / But honeying at the whisper of a lord; / And one the Master, as a rogue in grain / Veneer'd with sanctimonious theory.

  2. Holy, devout.

The neighborhood

Derived

DeSanctimonious, nonsanctimonious, sanctimoniously, sanctimoniousness, unsanctimonious

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA