sanctiloquent, a. rare.
(sæŋkˈtɪləkwənt)
[f. L. sancti-, sanctus holy + loquent-em: see loquent a. Cf. eccl. L. sanctiloquus speaking holily.]
Speaking of or discoursing on holy or sacred things.
| 1656 Blount Glossogr., Sanctiloquent, that speaks holily. 1845 S. Judd Margaret ii. i, Grown sanctiloquent of late, he always knew how to say the right thing. |