Sanctimonious
- Gloss
- The pretence of being morally pious to exhibit moral superiority
- Usage
- Leaders should deliver the message without sounding sanctimonious so everyone hears it and doesn’t tune out.
- Reference
- unischolars.com
Sanskrit equivalent
धर्मडाम्भिकः
- Synonyms
- दम्भः नैतिकडांभिकता
- Context
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