English Explanatory Dictionary

sanctiloquent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Speaking of holy or sacred things.
  2. Prone to speaking in a sanctimonious manner; preachy.

Word forms

sanctiloquent more sanctiloquent most sanctiloquent

Etymology

From Latin sanctus ("holy) + loquens (present participle of loqui, "to speak").

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