scheinheilig
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Etymology edit
From scheinen + heilig. Compare Danish skinhellig, Dutch schijnheilig.
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Adjective edit
scheinheilig (strong nominative masculine singular scheinheiliger, comparative scheinheiliger, superlative am scheinheiligsten)
- sanctimonious (hypocritically pious)
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Positive forms of scheinheilig
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Further reading edit
- “scheinheilig” in Duden online
- “scheinheilig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache