sanctimonious

Speech parts

1. sanctimonious - Adjective

2. sanctimonious - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Possessing sanctimony; holy; sacred; saintly.

Making a show of sanctity; affecting saintliness; hypocritically devout or pious.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

self-righteous pharisaic pharisaical pietistic pietistical holier-than-thou holy goody pharisee religious superior godly avens affected false
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Antonyms

meek blue evil secular modest atheist
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Related terms

sanctimony

Phrases with the word

sanctimonious person

Examples

a 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

Close letter words and terms

sanctiloquent sanctimommy sanctimonial sanctimonious person sanctimoniously sanctimoniousness