sanctimonious
adjective/ˌsæŋktɪˈməʊniəs/
/ˌsæŋktɪˈməʊniəs/
(disapproving)- giving the impression that you feel you are better and more moral than other people synonym self-righteous
- a sanctimonious voice
- I wish she’d stop being so sanctimonious.
- I’m fed up with his sanctimonious attitude.
Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘holy in character’): from Latin sanctimonia ‘sanctity’ (from sanctus ‘holy’) + -ous.
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