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Holier-than-thou   /hˈoʊliər-ðæn-ðaʊ/   Listen
Holier-than-thou

adjective
1.
Excessively or hypocritically pious.  Synonyms: pharisaic, pharisaical, pietistic, pietistical, sanctimonious, self-righteous.





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"Holier-than-thou" Quotes from Famous Books



... of the criminal courts would have described him as a highbrow and as a holier-than-thou; perhaps he might in a moment of jocularity have even so described himself—for he had his human—perhaps I should have said, his weaker—side. Surely he seemed human enough when he kissed Eleanor good-by at the door of their country place on the Sound the morning ...
— By Advice of Counsel • Arthur Train


Words linked to "Holier-than-thou" :   pious, pharisaical


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