English > sanctimonious: 1 sense > adjective 1Meaning | excessively or hypocritically pious. |
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Example | "a sickening sanctimonious smile" |
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Synonyms | holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, self-righteous |
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Broader | pious | Having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity |
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Spanish | falso, gazmoño, hipócrita, mojigato, santurrón, tartufo |
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Catalan | beguí, colltort, fals, farisaic, fariseu, hipòcrita, rosegaaltars |
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Nouns | sanctimoniousness, sanctimony | the quality of being hypocritically devout |
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Adverbs | sanctimoniously | in a sanctimonious manner |
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