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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 — Sanctimonious Sanc ti*mo ni*ous, a. [See {Sanctimony}.] 1. Possessing sanctimony; holy; sacred; saintly. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Making a show of sanctity; affecting saintliness; hypocritically devout or pious. Like the sanctimonious pirate. Shak … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sanctimoniously — adverb see sanctimonious … New Collegiate Dictionary
sanctimoniously — See sanctimonious. * * * … Universalium
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
