a sanctimonious hypocrite. The sanctimonious pirate, that went to sea with the ten Commandments, but scraped one out of the Table (Shakespeare).
SYNONYM(S): pharisaic.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sanc´ti|mo´ni|ous|ly — sanc|ti|mo|ni|ous «SANGK tuh MOH nee uhs», adjective. 1. making a show of holiness; putting on airs of sanctity: »a sanctimonious hypocrite. The sanctimonious pirate, that went to sea with the ten Commandments, but scraped one out of the Table… … Useful english dictionary
sanc|ti|mo|ni|ous — «SANGK tuh MOH nee uhs», adjective. 1. making a show of holiness; putting on airs of sanctity: »a sanctimonious hypocrite. The sanctimonious pirate, that went to sea with the ten Commandments, but scraped one out of the Table (Shakespeare).… … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
ous — ovig·er·ous; ovu·lif·er·ous; ozon·if·er·ous; ozon·ous; pa·lav·er·ous; pal·la·dif·er·ous; pal·la·di·ous; pap·il·lif·er·ous; pap·u·lif·er·ous; par·ous; par·ri·cid·i·ous; pec·tin·ous; pe·dig·er·ous; pel·tig·er·ous; pen·tam·er·ous; pe·nu·ri·ous;… … English syllables
sanc — sac·ro·sanc·ti·ty; sanc·ti·fi·ca·tion; sanc·ti·fied; sanc·ti·fi·er; sanc·ti·fy; sanc·ti·mo·ni·al; sanc·ti·mo·ni·ous; sanc·ti·mo·ni·ous·ly; sanc·ti·mo·ni·ous·ness; sanc·ti·mo·ny; sanc·tion·ative; sanc·tion·er; sanc·ti·tude; sanc·ti·ty;… … English syllables
sanctimoniousness — sanc·ti·mo·ni·ous·ness … English syllables
sanctimonious — sanc|ti|mo|ni|ous [ ,sæŋktə mouniəs ] adjective used for describing someone who tries to show that they have better moral or religious principles than other people: I was aware even as I spoke how sanctimonious I sounded. ╾ sanc|ti|mo|ni|ous|ly… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sanctimonious — sanc•ti•mo•ni•ous [[t]ˌsæŋk təˈmoʊ ni əs[/t]] 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 … From formal English to slang
ni — ac·com·pa·ni·er; ac·com·pa·ni·ment; ace·to·ni·trile; ach·ae·me·ni·an; ach·er·o·ni·an; ac·ni·da; ac·ni·dar·ia; ac·ni·do·spo·rid·ia; ac·o·ni·tia; ac·o·ni·tum; acra·ni·al; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ri·mo·ni·ous; ac·ro·cra·ni·al; ac·ry·lo·ni·trile;… … English syllables
Sanctimonious — Sanc ti*mo ni*ous, a. [See {Sanctimony}.] 1. Possessing sanctimony; holy; sacred; saintly. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Making a show of sanctity; affecting saintliness; hypocritically devout or pious. Like the sanctimonious pirate. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
