sanctimonious
adjective
making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc..
sanctimoniousness
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a word derived from
sanctimonious.
Example Sentences
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Here, Sorkin funnels his penchant for self-important sanctimoniousness through the journalism thriller’s always-intriguing lens.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
In all of her work, she attempts to skewer sanctimoniousness on both the right and the left.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 8, 2019
The notes, he wrote, quoting from them, make it clear that Lead Belly “ ‘early decided that he preferred frankness, flesh and the devil to sanctimoniousness without a guitar.’ ”
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2015
She seems restricted by the sanctimoniousness of the role.
From Time ● Nov. 29, 2
Such oily and voluble sanctimoniousness needed no modification to be fitted to appear before the footlights in satirical drama.
From Hawthorne and His Circle by Julian Hawthorne
