holier-than-thou

Reikšmė (Anglų k.)

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

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/ˈhəʊ.li.ə ð(ə)n ˈðaʊ/
Etimologija (Anglų k.)

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).

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