sanctimonious

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

sanc·ti·mo·ni·ous BrE [ˌsæŋktɪˈməʊniəs] NAmE [ˌsæŋktɪˈmoʊniəs] adjective (disapproving)
giving the impression that you feel you are better and more moral than other people
Syn: ↑self-righteous
•a sanctimonious voice
•I wish she'd stop being so sanctimonious.
Derived Words: ↑sanctimoniously ▪ ↑sanctimoniousness

Word Origin:
[sanctimonious sanctimoniously sanctimoniousness] early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘holy in character’): from Latin sanctimonia ‘sanctity’ (from sanctus ‘holy’) + ↑-ous.

Example Bank:
•I'm fed up with his sanctimonious attitude.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, self-righteous