sanctimonious
/ˌsæŋktɪˈməʊniəs/adjective
उच्चारण सैंक्टिमोनिअस
पाखंडी, धर्मध्वजी, स्वयं को पवित्र दिखाने वाला
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disapproving
giving the impression that you feel you are better and more moral than other people
पाखंडी, धर्मध्वजी, स्वयं को पवित्र दिखाने वाला
- a sanctimonious lecture on honesty from a man who cheated
- I found his sanctimonious advice on punctuality hard to bear, since he was late every day.
- Nobody enjoyed his sanctimonious comments about other people's habits.
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- She gave a sanctimonious smile and told us we should have studied harder.
- Don't be so sanctimonious; you made the same mistake last year.
Synonyms self-righteous holier-than-thou hypocritical smug preachy
Opposite humble modest sincere unassuming
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
sanc·ti·mo·ni·ous
With -moni- and -ous (not 'sanctimonius').
बीच में -moni- और अंत में -ous ('sanctimonius' गलत है)।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Latin sanctus, holy, as in sanctuary and saint.
Latin sanctus, पवित्र, से, sanctuary और saint की तरह।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who pretends to be more moral than he is is a hypocrite or sanctimonious; one who acts holier than others is holier-than-thou.
जितना है उससे अधिक नैतिक होने का दिखावा करने वाला hypocrite या sanctimonious; दूसरों से अधिक पवित्र होने का व्यवहार करने वाला holier-than-thou।