Hypocritical vs. Sanctimonious

Characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite.

Of or pertaining to a hypocrite, or to hypocrisy; as, a hypocriticalperson; a hypocritical look; a hypocritical action.

Example: ‘Hypocritical professions of friendship and of pacific intentions were not spared.’;

professing feelings or virtues one does not have;

Example: ‘hypocritical praise’;

behaving in a way that suggests one has higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case

Example: ‘it would be entirely hypocritical of me to say I regret it because I don't’; ‘we don't go to church and we thought it would be hypocritical to have him christened’;

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

(archaic) Holy, devout.

Possessing sanctimony; holy; sacred; saintly.

Making a show of sanctity; affecting saintliness; hypocritically devout or pious.

excessively or hypocritically pious;

Example: ‘a sickening sanctimonious smile’;