English-Thai Dictionary

sanctimonious

ADJ แสร้งทำ เป็น ศักดิ์สิทธิ์  แสร้ง ว่า มี ศีลธรรม  ซึ่ง มือถือ สาก ปาก ถือศีล  self-righteous sang-tam-pen-sak-sid

 

sanctimoniously

ADV ซึ่ง เสแสร้ง ว่า มี ศีลธรรม  sueng-se-sang-wa-me-sin-la-tam

 

sanctimoniousness

N การเสแสร้ง ว่า มี ศีลธรรม  kan-se-sang-wa-me-sin-la-tam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SANCTIMONIOUS

a.[L. sanctimonia, from sanctus, holy. ] Saintly; having the appearance of sanctity; as a sanctimonious pretense.

 

SANCTIMONIOUSLY

adv. With sanctimony.

 

SANCTIMONIOUSNESS

n.State of being sanctimonious; sanctity, or the appearance of it. [little used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SANCTIMONIOUS

Sanc `ti *mo "ni *ous, a. Etym: [See Sanctimony. ]

 

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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sanctimonious

sanc ti mo ni ous |ˌsaNG (k )təˈmōnēəs ˈˌsæŋ (k )təˈˌmoʊniəs | ▶adjective derogatory making a show of being morally superior to other people: what happened to all the sanctimonious talk about putting his family first? DERIVATIVES sanc ti mo ni ous ly adverb, sanc ti mo ni ous ness noun, sanc ti mo ny |ˈsaNG (k )təˌmōnē |noun ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘holy in character ’): from Latin sanctimonia ‘sanctity ’ (from sanctus ‘holy ’) + -ous .

 

Oxford Dictionary

sanctimonious

sanctimonious |ˌsaŋ (k )tɪˈməʊnɪəs | ▶adjective derogatory making a show of being morally superior to other people: what happened to all the sanctimonious talk about putting his family first? DERIVATIVES sanctimoniously adverb, sanctimoniousness noun, sanctimony |ˈsaŋ (k )tɪməni |noun ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘holy in character ’): from Latin sanctimonia ‘sanctity ’ (from sanctus ‘holy ’) + -ous .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

sanctimonious

sanctimonious adjective no one wants to hear your sanctimonious hot air: self-righteous, holier-than-thou, pious, pietistic, churchy, moralizing, preachy, smug, superior, priggish, hypocritical, insincere; informal goody-goody.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

sanctimonious

sanctimonious adjective one tries to set a bit of an example, if that's not too sanctimonious: self-righteous, holier-than-thou, churchy, pious, pietistic, moralizing, unctuous, smug, superior, priggish, mealy-mouthed, hypocritical, insincere, for form's sake, to keep up appearances; informal goody-goody, pi; rare religiose, Pharisaic, Pharisaical, Tartuffian.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sanctimonious

sanc ti mo ni ous /sæ̀ŋ (k )tɪmóʊniəs /形容詞 ｟かたく けなして ｠〈人 言動が 〉偉そうな, 道徳じみた, 高尚なふりをした .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞