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moghadas maAb

English translation: sanctimonious

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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:moghadas maAb
English translation:sanctimonious
Entered by: KatayoPakatc (X)

21:19 Dec 27, 2005
Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO]
Religion
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase: moghadas maAb
in a religious text
KatayoPakatc (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 19:50
sanctimonious.
Explanation:
sanctimonious (sank-ti-MOH-nee-us), adj. making or marked by a hypocritical and often smug, intolerant .

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Note added at 8 hrs 50 mins (2005-12-28 06:10:10 GMT)
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pretending to have holy and godly nature.
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Morad Safe (X)
Local time: 21:20
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1religiose
Mehdi Rezaeifar
1 +4sanctimonious.
Morad Safe (X)
5self-righteous,holier-than-thou,sanctimonious,smug
superb


Discussion entries: 1





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
religiose


Explanation:
excessively religious

Mehdi Rezaeifar

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ali Beikian
1 hr
  -> Thanks a lot dear sir.
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +4
sanctimonious.


Explanation:
sanctimonious (sank-ti-MOH-nee-us), adj. making or marked by a hypocritical and often smug, intolerant .

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Note added at 8 hrs 50 mins (2005-12-28 06:10:10 GMT)
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pretending to have holy and godly nature.


    Reference: http://www.altavista.com/web/results?itag=ody&q=sanctimoniou...
Morad Safe (X)
Local time: 21:20
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ali Beikian
44 mins
  -> Well. Thanks Dear friend.
agree  Morteza Mollanazar
2 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot dear sir.
agree  FIROOZEH FARHANG: I'd say holy too, as religious = mazhab and not moghadas
2 hrs
  -> Thank you very much.
agree  Armineh Johannes: armineh johannes
16 hrs
  -> Thanks, a lot.
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
self-righteous,holier-than-thou,sanctimonious,smug


Explanation:
if you say that someone is smug,sanctimonious,self-righteous you disapprove of them because you think that they are trying to appear morally better than the others.

superb
Local time: 21:20
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Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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