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sanctimonious

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌsæŋktɪˈməʊniəs/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌsæŋktəˈmoʊniəs/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sangk′tə mōnē əs)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
sanc•ti•mo•ni•ous /ˌsæŋktəˈmoʊniəs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. showing sanctimony.
sanc•ti•mo•ni•ous•ly, adv. See -sanct-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sanc•ti•mo•ni•ous  (sangk′tə mōnē əs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc.:They resented his sanctimonious comments on immorality in America.
  2. [Obs.]holy;
    sacred.
  • sanctimony + -ous 1595–1605
sanc′ti•moni•ous•ly, adv. 
sanc′ti•moni•ous•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sanctimonious /ˌsæŋktɪˈməʊnɪəs/ adj
  1. affecting piety or making a display of holiness
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin sanctimonia sanctity, from sanctus holyˌsanctiˈmoniously adv ˌsanctiˈmoniousness n ˈsanctimony n
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