SANCTIMONIOUS


Meaning of SANCTIMONIOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsaŋ(k)-tə-ˈmō-nē-əs, -nyəs ]

adjective

Date: 1603

1. : hypocritically pious or devout

a sanctimonious moralist

the king's sanctimonious rebuke — G. B. Shaw

2. obsolete : possessing sanctity : holy

• sanc·ti·mo·nious·ly adverb

• sanc·ti·mo·nious·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.