ADJECTIVE | all | sanctimonious, holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, self-righteous | excessively or hypocritically pious |
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Sounds | sae.ngktahmow'niyahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | excessively or hypocritically pious. | |
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Example | "a sickening sanctimonious smile" | |
Synonyms | holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, self-righteous | |
Broader | pious | Having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity |
Spanish | falso, gazmoño, hipócrita, mojigato, santurrón, tartufo | |
Catalan | beguí, colltort, fals, farisaic, fariseu, hipòcrita, rosegaaltars | |
Nouns | sanctimoniousness, sanctimony | the quality of being hypocritically devout |
Adverbs | sanctimoniously | in a sanctimonious manner |
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