simon-pure

adjective

Definition of simon-purenext
as in pious

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Recent Examples of simon-pure But the notion that small community banks are somehow simon-pure, in contrast to the risk-happy banks of the East and West Coasts, is ludicrous on its face. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for simon-pure
  1. pious
  2. moralistic
  3. sanctimonious
  4. pharisaical
  5. hypocritical
  6. unctuous
  7. mechanical
  8. self-righteous
Adjective
  • Adenauer, De Gasperi, and Schuman were all devout Catholics, and Monnet, though not a religious man, was born into a pious Catholic family.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Philemon and Baucis, a pious Phrygian couple, hospitably received the disguised Zeus and Hermes after their richer neighbors had refused to do so.
    — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026
Definition of pious
Adjective
  • Navy excels at untangling human emotions and picking through them without being didactic or moralistic.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 10 June 2026
  • Last year, a YouTube channel called Akhbar Enfejari (Explosive News) began posting a variety of digital content with a political and moralistic bent.
    — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of moralistic
Adjective
  • The thing is, McEnany, co-creator Tim Mason, and a team of executive producers that included Lilly Wachowski as well as Sweeney immediately subvert any expectation of a sanctimonious or self-serious exploration of identity.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
  • This, rather than sanctimonious display, is what should motivate Christians.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of sanctimonious
Adjective
  • Although he was noted for being supremely humble, our Way-shower, Christ Jesus, took strong antagonistic grounds against harsh pharisaical doctrine.
    — Jan Keeler Vincent, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Lists are no substitute for criticism, but those who take them as inimical to criticism are pharisaical.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2022
Definition of pharisaical
Adjective
  • There is something deeply hypocritical about discovering and using the language of women’s liberation only when your own status, reputation, or income is at stake.
    — Laura Jung, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
  • That some people in these industries, including those who are well paid, would look at our economy and seek out other ways of doing things is neither hypocritical nor surprising.
    — Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of hypocritical
Adjective
  • Played with unctuous authority by the multilingual Danish performer Claes Bang, Kersten claims to have used his influence to obtain the freedom of thousands of concentration camp prisoners, and is obsessed with winning a Nobel Prize.
    — Alissa Simon, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The uni—or sea urchin—come from Hokkaido and have an unctuous, egg yolk richness.
    — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of unctuous
Adjective
  • Counter identified the auditorium’s main air-supply fan as original equipment dating to 1937, and described mechanical and electrical systems that have been added onto and modified repeatedly over the decades.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
  • NordSpace had planned to launch its own Taiga rocket from the Atlantic Spaceport Launch Complex in August 2025, but the test was aborted due to mechanical issues.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of mechanical
Adjective
  • If all this sounds a little self-righteous, rest assured Jurden and Soresi don’t spare themselves.
    — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 30 July 2026
  • The financier Carl Icahn, Ackman’s longtime nemesis and business rival, famously denounced him as a self-righteous crybaby.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026
Definition of self-righteous

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“Simon-pure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simon-pure. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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