'holier-than-thou' definitions:
Definition of 'holier-than-thou'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile" [syn: holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous]
Definition of 'holier-than-thou'
From: GCIDE
- holier-than-thou \holier-than-thou\ adj. being excessively or hypocritically pious while condemning others as being less virtuous than oneself.
- Syn: pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Synonyms of 'holier-than-thou'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affected,
- canting,
- false,
- goody,
- goody-goody,
- hypocritic,
- hypocritical,
- insincere,
- mealymouthed,
- oily,
- Pecksniffian,
- pharisaic,
- pharisean,
- pietistic,
- pious,
- sanctified,
- sanctimonious,
- self-righteous,
- simon-pure,
- sniveling,
- Tartuffian,
- Tartuffish,
- unctuous