sancti'moniously
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sanctimonious (ˌsæŋktɪˈməʊnɪəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| affecting piety or making a display of holiness | |
| [C17: from Latin sanctimonia sanctity, from sanctus holy] | |
| sancti'moniously | |
| —adv | |
| sancti'moniousness | |
| —n | |
| 'sanctimony | |
| —n | |
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Sancti'moniously
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