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sanctimonious

[ sangk-tuh-moh-nee-uhs ]

adjective

  1. making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc.:

    They resented his sanctimonious comments on immorality in America.

  2. Obsolete. holy; sacred.


sanctimonious

/ 藢蝉忙艐办迟瑟藞尘蓹蕣苍瑟蓹蝉 /

adjective

  1. affecting piety or making a display of holiness
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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  • 藞蝉补苍肠迟颈尘辞苍测, noun
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  • 苍辞苍顎却补苍肠路迟颈路尘辞顎僴颈路辞耻蝉 adjective
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  • 苍辞苍顎却补苍肠路迟颈路尘辞顎僴颈路辞耻蝉路ness noun
  • 耻苍顎却补苍肠路迟颈路尘辞顎僴颈路辞耻蝉 adjective
  • 耻苍顎却补苍肠路迟颈路尘辞顎僴颈路辞耻蝉路ly adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of sanctimonious1

First recorded in 1595鈥1605; sanctimony + -ous
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of sanctimonious1

C17: from Latin sanctimonia sanctity, from sanctus holy
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Straughan鈥檚 writing deftly considers the moral crises we鈥檙e steeped in today without feeling preachy, which is a considerable achievement given that a film about faith is the perfect excuse to be sanctimonious.

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"It would be so sanctimonious without any humour in it."

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Carter also had a self-righteousness that could present as starchy and sanctimonious, a trait he exhibited even in his good works once he left the White House.

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Such criminal heroes take on dopey authority figures that are fun for audiences to root against, whether it's sanctimonious cops, rich bankers, or fancy nobles whose wealth needs a little forcible redistribution.

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Somewhat sanctimonious and totally brazen, they solidified my status and signified that I had 鈥渕ade it鈥 as an athlete.

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