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sanctimonious |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sanctimonious \Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous\, a. [See {Sanctimony}.] 1. Possessing sanctimony; holy; sacred; saintly. --Shak. 2. Making a show of sanctity; affecting saintliness; hypocritically devout or pious. ``Like the sanctimonious pirate.'' --Shak. -- {Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous*ly}, adv -- {Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sanctimonious adj : excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile" [syn: {holier-than-thou}, {pietistic}, {pietistical}, {pharisaic}, {pharisaical}, {self-righteous}]
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