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sanctimonious
adjective sanc·ti·mo·nious \ˌsaŋ(k)-tə-ˈmō-nē-əs, -nyəs\
: pretending to be morally better than other people
Full Definition of SANCTIMONIOUS
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: hypocritically pious or devout <a sanctimonious moralist> <the king's sanctimonious rebuke — G. B. Shaw>
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First Known Use of SANCTIMONIOUS
1603
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