scheinheilig

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

scheinheilig (strong nominative masculine singular scheinheiliger, comparative scheinheiliger, superlative am scheinheiligsten)

sanctimonious (hypocritically pious)

Declension

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Derived terms

Scheinheiliger
Scheinheiligkeit

Further reading

“scheinheilig” in Duden online
“scheinheilig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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