# sanctimonious

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌsæŋk.tɪˈməʊ.ni.əs/ · frequency rank #48,467

## Definitions
1. Making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious.
2. Holy, devout.

## Etymology
From sanctimony + -ous.

## Common misspellings (19)
`asnctimonious`, `sacntimonious`, `sancctimonious`, `sancitmonious`, `sanctimmonious`, `sanctimnoious`, `sanctimoinous`, `sanctimoniosu`, `sanctimoniouss`, `sanctimoniuos`, `sanctimonnious`, `sanctimonoius`, `sanctiomnious`, `sanctmionious`, `sancttimonious`, `sannctimonious`, `santcimonious`, `snactimonious`, `ssanctimonious`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sanctimonious