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holier-than-thou

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ho⋅li⋅er-than-thou

  [hoh-lee-er-thuhn-thou]
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–adjective
1. obnoxiously pious; sanctimonious; self-righteous.
–noun
2. a person who is obnoxiously pious or self-righteous.
Origin:
1910–15
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ho·li·er-than-thou   (hō'lē-ər-thən-thou')
adj.  Exhibiting an attitude of superior virtue; self-righteously pious.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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