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holier-than-thou

adj
/ˈhəʊ.li.ə ðən ˈðaʊ/UK/ˈhoʊ.li.ɚ ðən ˈðaʊ/US

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).

  1. derived from קְדַשְׁתִּיךָ

Definitions

  1. Hypocritically or self-righteously pious

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

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