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|ness — 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
un|sanc|ti|mo|ni|ous — «UHN sangk tuh MOH nee uhs», adjective. not making a show of holiness; not putting on airs of sanctity: »[This] unsanctimonious appreciation of the Bible story has some witty and winning scenes (New York Times) … Useful english dictionary
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
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
sanctimonious — sanc·ti·mo·ni·ous … English syllables
sanctimoniously — sanc·ti·mo·ni·ous·ly … 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
sanctimonious — sanc|ti|mo|ni|ous [ˌsæŋktıˈməuniəs US ˈmou ] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: sanctimony sanctimoniousness (16 21 centuries), from Latin sanctimonia holiness , from sanctus; SAINT] behaving as if you are morally better than other people, in a … Dictionary of contemporary English
