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Sanctimonious

Holier-than-thou: Making an exaggerated show of holiness or moral superiority.
Sanctimonious like to act as if they're holy.
by Jafje April 15, 2007
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Sanctimonious

A virtue signalling and pretentious individual who thinks they are above everyone else.
by UltimateDoge May 2, 2021
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discretionary sanction

A restriction placed on a Wikipedia editor who is found not to subscribe to leftist thought and ideology
Provided the awareness criteria are met, discretionary sanctions may be used against editors who repeatedly or seriously fail to adhere to the purpose of Wikipedia (i.e., preventing people from thinking by themselves)
by thinking_deeply May 23, 2022
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sanctions

1. Authoritative permission or approval that makes a course of action valid. See Synonyms at permission.
2. Support or encouragement, as from public opinion or established custom.
3. A consideration, influence, or principle that dictates an ethical choice.
4.1. A law or decree.
2. The penalty for noncompliance specified in a law or decree.
5. A penalty, specified or in the form of moral pressure, that acts to ensure compliance or conformity.
6. A coercive measure adopted usually by several nations acting together against a nation violating international law.
tr.v. sanc·tioned, sanc·tion·ing, sanc·tions
1. To give official authorization or approval to: “The president, we are told, has sanctioned greed at the cost of compassion” (David Rankin).
2. To encourage or tolerate by indicating approval. See Synonyms at approve.
3. To penalize, especially for violating a moral principle or international law.
The Russians and Chinese won't go along with economic sanctions.
by elbelle April 28, 2006
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sanctimonious

the word sanctimonious is another word for big headed,self riteous, bitch, etc. sanctimonious people think they're it and act like it. they go around thinking they're brilliant, being sanctimonious is not a good thing!!
'oh she's such a sanctimonious bitch' observing somebody who is sanctimonious
'why are you so sanctimonious?!?!'why are you so stuck up your own ass?
by channie May 13, 2005
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sanctimonious

giving a hypocrital appearance of piety
if i was sanctimonious, i would probably give lectures about the 10 commandments, then go rob banks.
by Robert June 21, 2004
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social sanction

Sanction refers to either a penalty or a punishment so when you put the word "social" in front of it, it refers to a group or organization that has norms and boundaries and you either get punished from crossing the norms and boundaries, but can also be rewarded for staying and complying with the norm. The reward is also a factor of social sanctioning.
The social sanctioning tolerance for the Nazi Organization is quite high.
by anonymousgoat March 12, 2016
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