Definitions:
Princeton says:
(excessively or hypocritically pious) "a sickening sanctimonious smile"
Webster says:
1
: hypocritically pious or devout <a sanctimonious moralist><the king's sanctimonious rebuke — G. B. Shaw>
2
obsolete : possessing sanctity : holy
— sanc·ti·mo·nious·ly adverb
— sanc·ti·mo·nious·ness noun
My input:
Pronunciation: Sanc as in sanctuary. Ti as in tit, or Ti mothy. Mon sounds like moan, rhymes with phone. I rhymes with tree. Ous sounds the same as it does in glorious.
Webster audio
Synonyms:
holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, self-righteous
Thoughts:
I find it interesting that the word was used to mean close to the opposite of what it does now. Lesss confusing than constellate, anyway.
I thought it had something to do with a sanctuary ^^;
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ReplyDeleteI love how this word sounds. It rolls off the tongue nicely. I've heard my mom use this word when describing certain politicians. XD
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ReplyDeletei thought sanctimonious was a common word
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