Added 9 October 2026 sanctimonious /ˌsæŋk.tɪˈməʊ.ni.əs/ adjective Categories: Describing WordsRare Words adjective ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sanctimonious at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious. Holy, devout. Related Words: holier-than-thoupiouspietisticalpietisticpharisaicalpharisaicself-righteousmoralmoralistmoralistichypocriticalband Back to today's word