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ALL meanings of holier-than-thou

ho·li·er-than-thou
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  • adjective holier-than-thou obnoxiously pious; sanctimonious; self-righteous. 1
  • noun holier-than-thou a person who is obnoxiously pious or self-righteous. 1
  • adjective holier-than-thou sanctimonious 1
  • adjective holier-than-thou sanctimonious, self-righteously, or hypocritically pious. 0
  • adjective holier-than-thou If you describe someone as holier-than-thou, you disapprove of them because they seem to believe that they are more religious or have better moral qualities than anyone else. 0
  • noun holier-than-thou offensively sanctimonious or self-righteous 0
  • adjective holier-than-thou self-righteous; overly pious 0
  • adjective holier-than-thou sanctimonious or self-righteous to an annoying degree; priggish 0
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