Found 2 items, similar to Sanctimonious.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sanctimonious sanctimonious adj : excessively or hypocritically pious; “a sickening sanctimonious smile” [syn: holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, self-righteous]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sanctimonious 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. [1913 Webster] -- Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous*ly, adv. -- Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]