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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sanctimonious /ˌsaŋ(k)tɪˈməʊnɪəs/

▶adjective derogatory making a show of being morally superior.

– derivatives
sanctimoniously adverb,
sanctimoniousness noun,
sanctimony /ˈsaŋ(k)tɪməni/ noun.

– origin C17: from L. sanctimonia ‘sanctity’ (from sanctus ‘holy’) + -ous.

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