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Possessing sanctimony; holy; sacred; saintly.

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  1. a. Possessing sanctimony; holy; sacred; saintly.
  2. a. Making a show of sanctity; affecting saintliness; hypocritically devout or pious.
  3. adj. excessively or hypocritically pious
  4. 1. Possessing sanctimony; holy; sacred; saintly. Shak. 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.
  5. j:100 s excessively or hypocritically pious