Etymology

sanctimonious

sanc·ti·mo·ni·ous
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Today it means: Making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← English sanctimony
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  1. Englishsanctimony
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  4. English todaysanctimonious

From sanctimony + -ous.

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