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holier-than-thou
ho·li·er-than-thou (hō′lē-ər-thən-thou′)adj. Exhibiting an attitude of superior virtue; self-righteously pious.ho′lier-than-thou′
adj. obnoxiously pious; sanctimonious. [1910–15] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | holier-than-thou - excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile"pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous, pietistic, pietisticalpious - having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings" |
holier-than-thouadjective self-righteous, smug, sanctimonious, self-satisfied, goody-goody (informal), squeaky-clean, priggish, pietistic, religiose, pietistical those with holier-than-thou attitudesTranslationsholier-than-thou
holier-than-thouSanctimonious; maintaining an obnoxious air of moral superiority or condescension. (Usually used before a noun, especially "attitude.") While he makes good points, his holier-than-thou attitude is not likely to win him many allies.holier-than-thou If you describe someone as holier-than-thou, you mean that they seem to believe that they have better moral qualities than anyone else. He has always sounded holier-than-thou. I'm not going to be all holier-than-thou about this.holier than thou characterized by an attitude of self-conscious virtue and piety. This phrase comes from Isaiah 65:5: ‘Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou’.See also: holy, thouholier-than-thou mod. superior in piety; condescending. She has such a holier-than-thou attitude. holier than thouSanctimonious, pretending moral superiority. This term comes from the Bible (Isaiah 65:5), where the prophet, speaking of sinners, holds that they say “Come not near me, for I am holier than thou.” The term is often used as an adjective (and hyphenated: holier-than-thou) as in Sinclair Lewis’s novel Babbitt (1922), “But I don’t want you to think you can get away with any of that holier-than-thou stuff.”See also: holy, thouholier-than-thou
Related to holier-than-thou: sanctimony, shaltSynonyms for holier-than-thouadj self-righteousSynonyms- self-righteous
- smug
- sanctimonious
- self-satisfied
- goody-goody
- squeaky-clean
- priggish
- pietistic
- religiose
- pietistical
Synonyms for holier-than-thouadj excessively or hypocritically piousSynonyms- pharisaic
- pharisaical
- sanctimonious
- self-righteous
- pietistic
- pietistical
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