Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sanctiloquent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sanc-til-o-quent
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Speaking of holy or sacred things.

adj

Prone to speaking in a sanctimonious manner; preachy.

Etymology

From Latin sanctus ("holy) + loquens (present participle of loqui, "to speak").

Inflected Forms

more sanctiloquent (comparative) most sanctiloquent (superlative)

Questions

What does sanctiloquent mean?: Speaking of holy or sacred things.
Where does sanctiloquent come from?: From Latin sanctus ("holy) + loquens (present participle of loqui, "to speak").

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