- 1. a. Possessing sanctimony; holy; sacred; saintly. Source: opted
- 2. a. Making a show of sanctity; affecting saintliness; hypocritically devout or pious. Source: opted
- 3. adj. excessively or hypocritically pious Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
- 5. j:100 s excessively or hypocritically pious Source: ecdict
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