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