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Sanctimonious Attention Whore

Someone, usually female, who not only wants to be the center of attention, but who specifically seeks highly visible opportunities to act self-righteous at the expense of others, in order to receive temporary affections from cohorts, so as to validate their own fragile sense of self-worth. Also known as S.A.W.

A group of Sanctimonious Attention Whores is called a "Squabble". A male courtier, or loud-mouthed defendent/apologist, of a Sanctimonious Attention Whore is called a "SAW John" or "Squawker".
Political pundit, Ann Coulter, is a sanctimonious attention whore. Media host, Bill O'Reilly, when he defends Ann Coulter, is a SAW-John.
by Wyld Stallyns August 12, 2006
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Sanctimonious

He's so much holier-than-thou, completely sanctimonious, he's Bono!
by Richard Bird May 26, 2010
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Sanctimos

The forbidden territory, consisting of scums and bums.
I feel so bad for Josh G, he lives in the sanctimos.
by vat deef October 25, 2009
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Sanket

Sanket will come in your life as an epitom of gentlemen. Sanket is heart stealer, ambitious, confident, hard working and mature and very attractive. He can give you a quick ride to your future with him just by his charming, alluring and appealing persona. But sanket is picky and choosy he don't come easy. You need to be real special if you want to be in sanket's friends list. He dreams of an ideal love in his life. Sanket will do anything to make smile his loved ones. But you don't dare to mess with sanket, he can turn into real aggressive rude. Sanket don't tolerate nonsense and mean talks.
Sanket loves and cares deeply. If you got one sanket in your life you are lucky, don't lose him keep him at all cost.
She: whoaa! have you met sanket yet?
friend: what's new?
she: bruhh.. you will die when you will meet him he is soooo good..
by ForgodsSake18 November 24, 2021
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Sanctuarious

Having the quality of a sanctuary.
That temple in India was very sanctuarious. I've never felt so peaceful
by nadja m May 9, 2022
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spiritus sancti

1. Latin for "the Holy Spirit/Ghost" (one of the three "facets" of God in Christianity)

2. The last words of the family prayer in the movie "The Boondock Saints."
"In nomine Patris et Filii, Spiritus Sancti."
(In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit/Ghost.)
by Jess Willis June 18, 2006
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sanctimommy

A mother who is sanctimonious about her parenting choices. Looks down at and/or judges parents who don't make the same choices. A combination of the words "sanctimonious" and "mommy"
A sanctimommy told me I was poisoning my baby by feeding him formula.
by LynnZMbH July 3, 2014
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