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Holier-than-thou   /hˈoʊliər-ðæn-ðaʊ/   Listen
Holier-than-thou

adjective
1.
Excessively or hypocritically pious.  Synonyms: pharisaic, pharisaical, pietistic, pietistical, sanctimonious, self-righteous.





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... hydra head; that Grant Adams preaching peace in the Valley was preparing to let in the jungle, and that the bums who were flooding the city jail were Adams's tools, who soon would begin dynamiting and burning the town, when it suited his purpose, while his holier-than-thou dupes in the Valley ...
— In the Heart of a Fool • William Allen White


Words linked to "Holier-than-thou" :   pious


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