SANCTIMONIOUS

sanctimonious. Sanctimonious, a. appearing holy, faintly, devout

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Sanc′ti‐mo″ni‐ous (?), a. [[See Sanctimony.]] 1. 1. Possessing sanctimony; holy; sacred; saintly. Shak.
2. 2. Making a show of sanctity; affecting saintliness; hypocritically devout or pious. “Like the sanctimonious pirate.” Shak.
— Sanc′ti‐mo″ni‐ous‐ly, adv. — Sanc′ti‐mo″ni‐ous‐ness, n.