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Definition of: sanctimonious
(sangk′tə·mō′nē·əs) adjective
1. Making an ostentatious display or a hypocritical pretense of sanctity.
2. Obs. Saintly.
—sanc′ti·mo′ni·ous·ly adverb
—sanc′ti·mo′ni·ous·ness noun
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