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sanctimonious Meaning in German (sanctimonious Bedeutung auf Deutsch)

scheinselig
scheinselig in English:sanctimonious
Phonetic:ˈʃaɪnˌzeːlɪç
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Die Bedeutung von sanctimonious auf Deutsch ist scheinselig. (Sich moralisch überlegen gebend; heuchlerisch fromm oder rechtschaffen.)

Definitions of Sanctimonious

  1. 1
    adjective(formal)
    scheinselig

    Making a show of being morally superior to other people; hypocritically pious or righteous.

    Sich moralisch überlegen gebend; heuchlerisch fromm oder rechtschaffen.

Example Sentences

casual

“His sanctimonious comments about morality irritated everyone in the room.”

Seine scheinheiligen Kommentare zur Moral reizten jeden im Raum.

casual

“She was tired of his sanctimonious attitude towards charitable giving.”

Sie hatte seine scheinheilige Haltung gegenüber Spenden satt.

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Synonyms (Synonyme)

In English:

hypocriticalself-righteouspiousholier-than-thou

Antonyms (Antonyme)

Inflected Word Forms

nounsanctimoniousness
adverbsanctimoniously

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

sanctimonious hypocritecollocation

A person who pretends to be morally good or religious but is not, and often criticizes others.