Definition
Making a show of being morally superior to others; hypocritically pious. Describes someone who pretends to be holy or virtuous.
Etymology
From Latin 'sanctimonia' (holiness) + '-ous'. The pejorative sense of hypocritical piety emerged in the 17th century.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
skynheilig
skayn-HAY-likh
ARالعربية
متعصب دينيا
mu-ta-as-sib di-ni-yan
BGБългарски
ханжески
khan-ZHE-ski
CACatalà
santurró
san-tu-RRO
CSČeština
pokrytecký
po-kry-TET-skee
DADansk
skinhellig
skin-HEL-lig
DEDeutsch
scheinheilig
SHYN-hy-likh
ELΕλληνικά
υποκριτικά ευσεβής
i-po-kri-ti-KA ef-se-VIS
ESEspañol
santurrón
san-tu-RRON
ETEesti
teeskleja
tees-KLE-ya
EUEuskara
santutsu
san-tu-tzu
FAفارسی
ریاکار
re-yaa-kaar
FISuomi
teeskentelevä
tee-sken-TE-le-vä
FRFrançais
sanctimonieux
sank-ti-mo-NYEU
GLGalego
santurrón
san-tu-RRON
HIहिन्दी
पाखंडी
paa-KHAN-di
HRHrvatski
licemjeran
li-tse-MYE-ran
HUMagyar
álszent
AAL-sent
IDBahasa Indonesia
munafik
mu-NA-fik
ITItaliano
bigotto
big-GOT-to
JA日本語
偽善的な
gi-zen-te-ki na
KO한국어
위선적인
wi-seon-jeog-in
LTLietuvių
veidmainis
veyd-MY-nis
LVLatviešu
veidīgs
ve-DEEGS
MNМонгол
хуурамч
khuu-ramch
MSBahasa Melayu
munafik
mu-NA-fik
MYမြန်မာ
ဟန်ဆောင်
han-saung
NLNederlands
schijnheilig
SGHYN-hy-likh
NONorsk
skinhellig
skin-HEL-lig
PLPolski
świętoszkowaty
shvyen-to-shko-VA-ty
PTPortuguês
santarrão
san-ta-RAO
RORomână
sfântăcioș
sfun-ta-CHOSH
RUРусский
ханжеский
KHAN-zhe-skiy
SKSlovenčina
pokrytecký
po-kry-TET-skee
SLSlovenščina
licemeren
li-tse-ME-ren
SRСрпски
лицемеран
li-tse-ME-ran
SVSvenska
skenhelig
shen-HE-lig
SWKiswahili
mnafu
m-NA-fu
TAதமிழ்
பொய் பக்தி
poy pak-thi
TEతెలుగు
కపట భక్తి
ka-pa-ta bhak-ti
TRTürkçe
ikiyüzlü
i-ki-yuz-LU
UKУкраїнська
ханжеський
khan-ZHE-sky
VITiếng Việt
đạo đức giả
dao duc gia
ZH中文
假正经的
jiǎ zhèng jīng de