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   sanctimonious

   /ˌsaŋ(k)tɪˈməʊnɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. making a show of being morally superior to other people: derogatory "what happened to all the sanctimonious talk about putting his family first?"

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘holy in character’): from Latin sanctimonia ‘sanctity’ (from sanctus ‘holy’) + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sanctimoniously adverb
   • 2. sanctimoniousness noun

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