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sanctimonious Meaning in Spanish (sanctimonious significado en español)

santurrón
Sinónimos:hipócritafariseofalso devoto
santurrón in English:sanctimonious
Phonetic:θanturˈron
Plural: sanctimonious
Gender:Masculino
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de sanctimonious en español es santurrón. (Que aparenta ser moralmente superior a los demás; hipócritamente piadoso o justo.)

Definitions of Sanctimonious

  1. 1
    adjective(formal)
    santurrón

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

    Que aparenta ser moralmente superior a los demás; hipócritamente piadoso o justo.

Example Sentences

casual

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

Sus comentarios santurrones sobre la moralidad irritaron a todos en la sala.

casual

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

Estaba cansada de su actitud santurrona hacia las donaciones benéficas.

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Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

hipócritafariseofalso devoto

In English:

hypocriticalself-righteouspiousholier-than-thou

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

humildesincero

In English:

sincerehumblegenuineunpretentious

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.