holier-than-thou

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Concepten

gehuicheld

kwezel

hypocritisch

Synoniemen

self-righteous

sanctimonious

pharisaical

pharisaic

bigot

pietistical

pietistic

self-conceited

complacent

self-righteously

smug

vainglorious

pecksniffian

hypocritical

Vertalingen

bigot

Frömmler

tartuffe

selbstgerecht

faux dévot

hipócrita

rosegaaltars

fariseu

fals

selbstgefällig

scheinheilig

frömmelnd

pharisäisch

frömmlerisch

farisaic

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈhəʊ.li.ə ð(ə)n ˈðaʊ/

Etymologie (Engels)

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).