sanc·ti·mo·ni·ous (sngkt-mn-s) adj. Feigning piety or righteousness: a solemn, unsmiling, sanctimonious old iceberg that looked like he was waiting for a vacancy in the Trinity (Mark Twain). sancti·moni·ous·ly adv. sancti·moni·ous·ness n. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. sanctimonious (ˌsæŋktɪˈməʊnɪəs) adj 1. affecting piety or making a display of holiness [C17: from Latin sanctimonia sanctity, from sanctus holy] ˌsanctiˈmoniously adv ˌsanctiˈmoniousness n ˈsanctimony n Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003 sanc•ti•mo•ni•ous (ˌsæŋk təˈmoʊ ni əs) adj. showing or marked by false piety or righteousness; hypocritically virtuous. sanc`ti•mo′ni•ous•ly, adv. sanc`ti•mo′ni•ous•ness, n. Random House Kernerman Websters College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Adj. 1. sanctimonious - excessively or hypocritically pious; a sickening sanctimonious smile holier-than-thou, pharisaic, pharisaical, self-righteous, pietistic, pietistical pious - having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; pious readings Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc. sanctimonious adjective pious, smug, hypocritical, pi (Brit. slang), too good to be true, self-righteous, self-satisfied, goody-goody (informal), unctuous, holier-than-thou, priggish, pietistic, canting, pharisaical, Tartuffian or Tartufian He writes smug, sanctimonious rubbish. Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002 Translations Select a language: sanctimonious [ˌsæŋktɪˈməʊnɪəs] ADJ → mojigato, santurrón Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005 sanctimonious (sӕŋktiˈməuniəs) adjective trying to appear full of holiness or goodness. a sanctimonious expression. mojigato, santurrón ˌsanctiˈmoniously adverb con mojigatería, santurronamente ˌsanctiˈmoniousness noun mojigatería, santurronería, beatería Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd. References in classic literature Who is that spider-legged gorilla yonder with the sanctimonious countenance? The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context He was donned in his Sunday garments, with his most sanctimonious and sourest face, and, holding his hat in one hand, and his stick in the other, he proceeded to clean his shoes on the mat. Wuthering Heights by Bronte, Emily View in context In most cases, however, the spirit of medieval allegory proved fatal, the genuinely abstract characters are mostly shadowy and unreal, and the speeches of the Virtues are extreme examples of intolerable sanctimonious declamation. A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context More results
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