He lifted religion from the stagnant arena of pious irrelevancies and sanctimonious trivialities. I completely scorn the falsifying, the sanctimonious, the cheap and the shoddy. Other reviewers were less enthusiastic, describing the release as awkward, sanctimonious and overly sentimental. It is implied she is a hardworking but sanctimonious and domineering student. Price believed that religion was often used to enslave people, and despised "sanctimonious preachers". Although religious, he is not sanctimonious. Incensed by Joanne's sanctimonious airs, Mary reveals she's had an affair with Joanne's husband Ted. Jha's only objection to the film was Nikumbh's "sanctimonious lecture" to Ishaan's "rather theatrically-played" father. In 2011, Punch appeared in "Bad Teacher", portraying sanctimonious school teacher Amy Squirrel. And at last she sees through his sanctimonious disguise. Lingayatism considers the Vedas as a means, but not the sanctimonious end. Brother Jerome, Prior Robert's sanctimonious clerk, is eavesdropping outside the door.