scheinheilig

Meaning

sanctimonious (hypocritically pious)

Concepts

sanctimonious
hypocritical
pharisaic
pharisaical
self-righteous
self-righteously
tongue-in-cheek
canting
pecksniffian
holier-than-thou
Synonyms

heuchlerisch
49k
verlogen
26k

schlangenzüngig

hypokritisch

frömmelnd

pharisäerhaft

falsch
A2
bigott
link
C2

heuschlerisch

pharisäisch

hinterfotzig
frömmlerisch
scheißfreundlich

hintenrum

Frömmler
geheuchelt
gläubig
C2
Heuchler
C2
selbstgerecht
35k
unaufrichtig
44k
doppelzüngig
Translations

mojigato
ipocrita
hypocrite
hipócrita
hipócrita
santurrón
tartufo

faux dévot

gehuicheld
bigot
tartuffe

confit en dévotion

bigotto
schijnheilig
fariseo
Frequency

30k
Etymology

Cognate with Danish
skinhellig
Cognate with Dutch
Dutch
schijnheilig
In summary

From scheinen + heilig. Compare Danish skinhellig, Dutch schijnheilig.

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