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holier-than-thou

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ho·li·er-than-thou (hl-r-n-ou)
adj.
Exhibiting an attitude of superior virtue; self-righteously pious.
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Adj.1.holier-than-thou - excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile"
pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous, pietistic, pietistical
pious - having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings"
holier-than-thou
adjective self-righteous, smug, sanctimonious, self-satisfied, goody-goody (informal), squeaky-clean, priggish, pietistic, religiose, pietistical those with holier-than-thou attitudes
Translations
holier-than-thou [ˈhəʊlɪəðənˈðaʊ] ADJ (pej) [attitude, tone of voice] → de superioridad moral
she's always so holier-than-thou about everything → siempre está dando lecciones de moralidad sobre todo
holier-than-thou
adj attitude, person → selbstgerecht, selbstgefällig


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there's this holier-than-thou attitude rampant in both cities that, frankly, ends up doing a disservice at both ends.
THE VOICES OF THE ABSURD by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
He notes incidents of gang rape in Punjab, "mass rape in Darfur, female genital mutilation across parts of Muslim Africa, and honor killings of girls," concluding that "it would appear to be time for our holier-than-thou sermonizers to introspect a bit and focus on some of their own sexual hangups.
Madrassas molesters: clerical abuse in the Islamic world by Freund, Charles Paul / Reason
Or should we leap into this holier-than-thou fray with our own definitions of morals, values and gods?
Fundamentals of faith by Nguyen, Tram / Colorlines Magazine
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