LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

sānctimōnia

sānctimōnia f (genitive sānctimōniae)
Classical[saːŋk.tɪˈmoː.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[saŋk.tiˈmɔː.ni.a]

Meaning

  1. sanctity
  2. virtuousness, chastity

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesānctimōniasānctimōniae
genitivesānctimōniaesānctimōniārum
dativesānctimōniaesānctimōniīs
accusativesānctimōniamsānctimōniās
ablativesānctimōniāsānctimōniīs
vocativesānctimōniasānctimōniae

sanctĭmōnĭa, ae, f. sanctus; cf.: acrimonia, parsimonia, etc.,
I. sacredness, sanctity, moral purity, virtuousness, chastity, etc. (rare but class.): ad deorum religionem et sanctimoniam demigrasse, Cic. Rab. Perd. 10, 30: habere domum clausam pudori et sanctimoniae, patentem cupiditati et voluptatibus, id. Quint. 30, 93: summa sanctimonia, id. ib. 17, 55: priscae sanctimoniae virgo, Tac. A. 3, 69 fin.; cf. id. ib. 2, 86: femina sanctimoniā insignis, id. ib. 12, 6: nuptiarum, Auct. Her. 4, 33, 44: sine quā nemo videbit Deum, Vulg. Heb. 12, 14.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*seh₂k-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sh₂nékti
  3. Proto-Italic*sankiō
  4. Proto-Italic*sanktos
  5. Latinsānctimōnia

Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -mōnium Latin -mōnia Latin sānctimōnia From sanctus (“holy, blessed”) + -mōnia.

Quick answers

What does sānctimōnia mean in Latin?
sānctimōnia, a noun, means “sanctity; virtuousness, chastity”.
What is the genitive of sānctimōnia?
The genitive singular is sānctimōniae. sānctimōnia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce sānctimōnia?
In classical Latin, [saːŋk.tɪˈmoː.ni.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [saŋk.tiˈmɔː.ni.a].
Where does sānctimōnia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- → Proto-Indo-European *sh₂nékti → Proto-Italic *sankiō → Proto-Italic *sanktos → Latin sānctimōnia.