Definition of Sanctimoniously in English :

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Sanctimoniously meaning in English

Meaning of Sanctimoniously in English

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Sanctimoniously

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Adverb

1. sanctimoniously, self-righteously

in a sanctimonious manner

Example Sentences:
'she was sanctimoniously criticizing everybody'

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Sanctimoniously

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adjective
affecting piety or making a display of holiness

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Sanctimoniously

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adjective
pretending to be very holy or pious; affecting sanctity or righteousness

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Sanctimoniously

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adj.
1. Behaving with sanctimony: a sanctimonious politician who was proven to be a hypocrite.
2. Characterized by sanctimony: "The history we brandish as a light to nations is largely a sanctimonious tissue of myth and self-infatuation" (Benjamin Schwartz).

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