sanctimonious
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adjective \ˌsaŋ(k)-tə-ˈmō-nē-əs, -nyəs\Definition of SANCTIMONIOUS
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: hypocritically pious or devout <a sanctimonious moralist> <the king's sanctimonious rebuke — G. B. Shaw>
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