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sanctimonious
sanc·ti·mo·ni·ous S0060000 (săngk′tə-mō′nē-əs)adj.1. Behaving with sanctimony: a sanctimonious politician who was proven to be a hypocrite.2. Characterized by sanctimony: "The history we brandish as a light to nations is largely a sanctimonious tissue of myth and self-infatuation" (Benjamin Schwartz).
sanc′ti·mo′ni·ous·ly adv.sanc′ti·mo′ni·ous·ness n.sanctimonious (ˌsæŋktɪˈməʊnɪəs) adjaffecting piety or making a display of holiness[C17: from Latin sanctimonia sanctity, from sanctus holy] ˌsanctiˈmoniously adv ˌsanctiˈmoniousness n ˈsanctimony nsanc•ti•mo•ni•ous (ˌsæŋk təˈmoʊ ni əs)
adj. showing or marked by false piety or righteousness; hypocritically virtuous. sanc`ti•mo′ni•ous•ly, adv. sanc`ti•mo′ni•ous•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | sanctimonious - excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile"holier-than-thou, pharisaic, pharisaical, self-righteous, pietistic, pietisticalpious - having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings" |
sanctimoniousadjective pious, smug, hypocritical, pi (Brit. slang), too good to be true, self-righteous, self-satisfied, goody-goody (informal), unctuous, holier-than-thou, priggish, pietistic, canting, pharisaical, Tartuffian or Tartufian He writes smug, sanctimonious rubbish.sanctimoniousadjectiveOf or practicing hypocrisy:hypocritical, Pecksniffian, pharisaic, pharisaical, phony, two-faced.Translationssanctimonious (sӕŋktiˈməuniəs) adjective trying to appear full of holiness or goodness. a sanctimonious expression. 假裝神聖的，偽善的 假装神圣的ˌsanctiˈmoniously adverb 假裝神聖地，偽善地 假装神圣地ˌsanctiˈmoniousness noun 假裝神聖，偽善 伪装神圣，伪善 sanctimonious
Synonyms for sanctimoniousadj piousSynonyms- pious
- smug
- hypocritical
- pi
- too good to be true
- self-righteous
- self-satisfied
- goody-goody
- unctuous
- holier-than-thou
- priggish
- pietistic
- canting
- pharisaical
- Tartuffian or Tartufian
Synonyms for sanctimoniousadj of or practicing hypocrisySynonyms- hypocritical
- Pecksniffian
- pharisaic
- pharisaical
- phony
- two-faced
Synonyms for sanctimoniousadj excessively or hypocritically piousSynonyms- holier-than-thou
- pharisaic
- pharisaical
- self-righteous
- pietistic
- pietistical
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