Skip to content
ReadingWillow structured literacy program for Australian students
Dictionary

— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

Read full poem →

noun

A successful achievement or something that has been done successfully.

“Winning the science fair was a great accomplishment for Sarah.”

Know more →
Back To Dictionary

Dictionary Entry

sanctimonious

Part of SpeechadjectivePronunciation/ˌsæŋk.təˈməʊ.ni.əs/

Making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious.

Origin

Origin details are still being enriched for this entry.

Common Phrases

. sanctimoniousreverence sanctimoniousair sanctimoniousold sanctimonioushypocrisy sanctimonioustone sanctimonious
Missing dictionary details are being fetched in the background.

Synonyms

piousself-righteouspharisaicalpietisticpietisticalholier-than-thou

Antonyms

No antonyms yet.

Related Words

pharisaicmoral

Poetry examples for “sanctimonious”

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

Poetry examples are still being gathered for this entry. They will appear here once matching poems are available in the library.