2. Making a show of sanctity; affecting saintliness; hypocritically devout or pious. ``Like the sanctimonious pirate.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster] -- {Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sanctimoniously — sanctimonious ► ADJECTIVE derogatory ▪ making a show of being morally superior. DERIVATIVES sanctimoniously adverb sanctimoniousness noun sanctimony noun. ORIGIN from Latin sanctimonia sanctity … English terms dictionary
sanctimoniously — adverb in a sanctimonious manner she was sanctimoniously criticizing everybody • Syn: ↑self righteously • Derived from adjective: ↑self righteous (for: ↑self righteously), ↑sanctimonious … Useful english dictionary
sanctimoniously — adverb see sanctimonious … New Collegiate Dictionary
sanctimoniously — See sanctimonious. * * * … Universalium
sanctimoniously — adverb In a sanctimonious manner … Wiktionary
sanctimoniously — adv. self righteously, in the manner of pretending to be pious … English contemporary dictionary
sanctimoniously — sanc·ti·mo·ni·ous·ly … English syllables
sanctimoniously — See: sanctimonious … English dictionary
sanctimonious — sanctimoniously, adv. sanctimoniousness, n. /sangk teuh moh nee euhs/, adj. 1. making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc.: They resented his sanctimonious comments on immorality in America. 2. Obs. holy; sacred.… … Universalium
self-righteously — adverb in a sanctimonious manner she was sanctimoniously criticizing everybody • Syn: ↑sanctimoniously • Derived from adjective: ↑self righteous, ↑sanctimonious (for: ↑sanctimoniously) … Useful english dictionary
