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Sanctimonious vs Hypocrite - What's the difference?

sanctimonious | hypocrite |

As an adjective sanctimonious

is making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious.

As a noun hypocrite is

someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs.

sanctimonious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious.
  • (archaic) Holy, devout.

    • Derived terms

    * sanctimoniously * sanctimoniousness * sanctimony

    hypocrite

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs.

    • See also

    * two-faced * double standard ----