1. sanctimonious - Adjective
2. sanctimonious - Adjective Satellite
Possessing sanctimony; holy; sacred; saintly.
Making a show of sanctity; affecting saintliness; hypocritically devout or pious.
Source: Webster's dictionarya sickening sanctimonious smile Source: Internet
Ellison's outsider position at Tuskegee "sharpened his satirical lens", critic Hilton Als believes: "Standing apart from the university's air of sanctimonious Negritude enabled him to write about it." Source: Internet
Ahh, the chorus of sanctimonious squeals of indignation by all the usual crowd who still haven’t got the memo that the days of one-sided mercantilist profiteering and cynical, flagrant trade gamesmanship are officially over. Source: Internet
Charleson, who had studied the Bible intensively in preparation for the role, told director Hugh Hudson that he didn't feel the portentous and sanctimonious scripted speech was either authentic or inspiring. Source: Internet
All this makes that word "sanctimonious" absolutely infuriating. Source: Internet
It’s a trend I applaud however sanctimonious the preachers are. Source: Internet