Found 3 hits - Term: holier-than-thou, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
holier-than-thou \holier-than-thou\ adj.
being excessively or hypocritically pious while condemning
others as being less virtuous than oneself.
syn: pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical,
sanctimonious, self-righteous.
wordnet 1.5 +pjc
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
holier-than-thou
adj : excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening
sanctimonious smile" syn: pietistic, pietistical,
pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous
see also:
pietistic pietistical pharisaic pharisaical sanctimonious self-righteous
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
23 moby thesaurus words for "holier-than-thou":
pecksniffian, tartuffian, tartuffish, affected, canting, false,
goody, goody-goody, hypocritic, hypocritical, insincere,
mealymouthed, oily, pharisaic, pharisean, pietistic, pious,
sanctified, sanctimonious, self-righteous, simon-pure, sniveling,
unctuous
Dictionary of Words and Phrases online did not found adittional definition or meaning about holier-than-thou.
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