holier-than-thou
Meaning
Hypocritically or self-righteously pious; sanctimonious; smugly morally superior.
Synonyms
Translations
faux dévot
hipócrita
fariseu
frömmelnd pharisäisch farisaicFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhəʊ.li.ə ð(ə)n ˈðaʊ/
Etymology
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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