Sanctimonious \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.
sanctimoniousness n : the quality of being hypocritically devout [syn: {sanctimony}]