scheinheilig
German
editEtymology
editFrom scheinen + heilig. Compare Danish skinhellig, Dutch schijnheilig.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
editscheinheilig (strong nominative masculine singular scheinheiliger, comparative scheinheiliger, superlative am scheinheiligsten)
- sanctimonious (hypocritically pious)
Declension
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editFurther reading
edit- “scheinheilig” in Duden online
- “scheinheilig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache