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sanctimonious - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'sanctimonious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sanctimonious [ a.]
- Possessing sanctimony; holy; sacred; saintly.
- Making a show of sanctity; affecting saintliness; hypocritically devout or pious.

Meaning of 'sanctimonious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sanctimonious [ s]
Meaning (1):
- excessively or hypocritically pious
Example in sentence:
  • a sickening sanctimonious smile