sanctimonious person

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• saint — /seɪnt / (say saynt) noun 1. one of certain persons formally recognised by a Christian church, especially the Roman Catholic Church, as having attained an exalted position in heaven because of the exceptional holiness of their life, and as being… …  

• be a hypocrite — v. be an insincere person, be a sanctimonious person …   English contemporary dictionary

• hypocrite — hyp·o·crite || hɪpÉ™krɪt n. insincere person, sanctimonious person …   English contemporary dictionary

• hypocrites — hyp·o·crite || hɪpÉ™krɪt n. insincere person, sanctimonious person …   English contemporary dictionary

• creeping Jesus — noun (derog sl) A cringingly sanctimonious person • • • Main Entry: ↑creep * * * creeping Jesus, British Slang. a person who acts in an abject or slavish manner …   Useful english dictionary

• Abbatt — This most interesting and unusual surname is a rare form of the English surname Abbott. This was usually either an occupational name for someone employed in the household of an abbot, or perhaps a nickname for a sanctimonious person thought to… …   Surnames reference

• Abbet — This most interesting and unusual surname is a rare patronymic form of the English name Abbott, which is either an occupational name for someone employed in the household of an abbot, or perhaps a nickname for a sanctimonious person thought to… …   Surnames reference

• Abotson — This most interesting and unusual surname is a rare patronymic form of the English name Abbott, which is either an occupational name for someone employed in the household of an abbot, or perhaps a nickname for a sanctimonious person thought to… …   Surnames reference

• holy joe — Everyday English Slang in Ireland n sanctimonious person …   English dialects glossary

• saunter — [15] Saunter’s modern connotations of ‘walking’ did not emerge until the 17th century, but it is presumably the same word as Middle English santer ‘muse’. The origins of this, however, are largely a matter of speculation. One theory is that it is …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• bigot — (n.) 1590s, sanctimonious person, religious hypocrite, from Fr. bigot (12c.), of unknown origin. Earliest French use of the word is as the name of a people apparently in southern Gaul, which led to the now doubtful, on phonetic grounds, theory… …   Etymology dictionary