The meaning of Sententious

verb

Talk hypocritically and sanctimoniously about something.

Usage examples:

If they'd stop canting about ‘honest work’ they might get somewhere

verb

Have or cause to have a slanting or oblique position; tilt.

Usage examples:

He canted his head to look at the screen

noun

Hypocritical and sanctimonious talk, typically of a moral, religious, or political nature.

Usage examples:

He had no time for the cant of the priests about sin

adjective

Of or concerning the use of judgement.

Usage examples:

Judgemental decisions about the likelihood of company survival

adjective

Tending to form opinions too quickly, esp. when disapproving of someone or something

Usage examples:

I’m trying not to be judgmental about my daughter’s new boyfriend.

adjective

Overfond of making moral judgements about others' behaviour; too ready to moralize.

Usage examples:

A moralistic stance on advertising

adjective

Involved with judging other people’s morals and telling them how to behave

Usage examples:

American foreign policy had been rigidly moralistic.

noun

The action of commenting on issues of right and wrong, typically with an unfounded air of superiority.

Usage examples:

The self-righteous moralizing of his aunt was ringing in his ears

adjective

Having or displaying an overly critical point of view on issues of right and wrong, typically with an unfounded air of superiority.

Usage examples:

He was given to moralizing speeches

verb

Comment on issues of right and wrong, typically with an unfounded air of superiority.

Usage examples:

The solution to climate change is not to moralize from on high

adjective

Affecting benevolence or high moral principles.

Usage examples:

He adopted a pecksniffian tone

noun

The sixteenth letter of the greek alphabet (π, π), transliterated as ‘p’.

Usage examples:

This is true of no other letter of the alphabet except pi, and here the name is a natural developme…

symbol

The sixteenth letter of the greek alphabet ( π, π ), transliterated as ‘p’.

adjective

Short for pious.

adjective

Devoutly religious.

Usage examples:

A deeply pious woman

adjective

Strongly believing in god or a particular religion, and living in a way that shows this belief

adjective

Affectedly grand, solemn, or self-important.

Usage examples:

A pompous ass who pretends he knows everything

adjective

Feeling or showing that you think you are better or more important than other people

Usage examples:

I regarded him as somewhat pompous and opinionated., the pomposity of new york society

adjective

(in the roman catholic church) relating to the pontiff or pope.

Usage examples:

A pontifical commission

noun

(in the roman catholic church) an office book of the western church containing rites to be performed by the pope or bishops.

Usage examples:

In the recent revision of this part of the pontifical a deliberate choice was made in this respect.

adjective

Relating to the position or authority of the pope (= the leader of the roman catholic church)

Usage examples:

"pontifical secrecy" in relation to canonical investigations is still part of canon law., important…

verb

Preach or moralize tediously.

Usage examples:

He's a fund-raiser as well as a minister, but he's a preacher who doesn't preachify

adjective

Having or showing a tendency to give moral advice in a tedious or self-righteous way.

Usage examples:

His patriotic pictures had a preachy tone

adjective

Sounding as if you want to give someone moral advice

Usage examples:

How do you address social issues without being preachy?

adjective

Self-righteously moralistic and superior.

Usage examples:

A priggish little pedant

adjective

Like a prig

Usage examples:

I found him priggish and cold.

adjective

Making a show of being morally superior to other people.

Usage examples:

What happened to all the sanctimonious talk about putting his family first?

adjective

Believing that you are more important or have a higher value than other people

Usage examples:

He never comes across as pompous or self-important., i look at these very serious, self-important p…

adjective

Believing that you are better and more moral than other people, often expressed in an annoying or offensive way

Usage examples:

Spare us from your self-righteous nonsense.