Sanc′ti‐mo″ni‐ous (?), a. [See Sanctimony.] 1. Possessing sanctimony; holy; sacred; saintly. Shak.
2. Making a show of sanctity; affecting saintliness; hypocritically devout or pious. “Like the sanctimonious pirate.” Shak.
— Sanc′ti‐mo″ni‐ous‐ly, adv. — Sanc′ti‐mo″ni‐ous‐ness, n.