holier-than-thou

Significat (Anglès)

Hypocritically or self-righteously pious; sanctimonious; smugly morally superior.

Conceptes

hipòcrita

beguí

fals

colltort

farisaic

fariseu

rosegaaltars

Sinònims

self-righteous

sanctimonious

pharisaical

pharisaic

bigot

pietistical

pietistic

self-conceited

complacent

self-righteously

smug

vainglorious

pecksniffian

hypocritical

Traduccions

bigot

selbstgerecht

Frömmler

tartuffe

faux dévot

hipócrita

pharisäisch

frömmelnd

scheinheilig

φαρισαϊκός

hypocrite

pharisäerhaft

cagot

frömmlerisch

selbstgefällig

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈhəʊ.li.ə ð(ə)n ˈðaʊ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Isaiah 65:5 in the Bible (King James Version; spelling modernized): “Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou”; from Biblical Hebrew קְדַשְׁתִּיךָ (qəḏaštîḵā).