sanctimoniousadjective
uk/ˌsæŋk.tɪˈməʊ.ni.əs/us/ˌsæŋk.təˈmoʊ.ni.əs/formal disapprovingacting as if morally better than others:
sanctimonious religious leaders preaching about morality
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Feeling morally superior
- claim
- claim the moral high ground idiom
- de haut en bas
- holier-than-thou
- judgmental
- moralistic
- preachy
- priggish
- self-righteous
- superior
- superiority complex
sanctimoniously
adverb uk/ˌsæŋk.tɪˈməʊ.ni.əs.li/us/ˌsæŋk.təˈmoʊ.ni.əs.li/
sanctimoniousness
noun [ U ] uk/ˌsæŋk.tɪˈməʊ.ni.əs.nəs/us/ˌsæŋk.təˈmoʊ.ni.əs.nəs/