- sanctimonious as an adjective:
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sanctimonious
adjective
1 sanctimonious
Excessively or hypocritically pious:
— A sickening sanctimonious smile.
synonyms: holier-than-thou, pharisaic, pharisaical, pietistic, pietistical, self-righteous.
Roget 988: impious; irreligious etc. 989; desecrating etc. v.; profane, irreverent, sacrilegious, blasphemous. un-hallowed, un-sanctified, un-regenerate; ... show more
Polish: świętoszkowaty
Moby thesaurus: Pecksniffian, Quakerish, Tartuffian, Tartuffish, Victorian, affected, canting, censorious, deceiving, demure, false, fanatical, goody, goody-goody, hidebound, holier-than-thou, hypocritic, hypocritical, insincere, mealy-mouthed ... show more.
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