Sănĕ-ti-mō-ni-oŭs, a.
a. [From Lat. sanctimonia. See SANCTIMONY.]
Sense 1. Possessing sanctimony; sacred; saintly.
Sense 2. Making a show of sanctity; affecting saintliness; hypocritically devout or pious. “Like the sanctimonious pirate.” Shak.