Holier-than-thou

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  holier-than-thou
       adj : excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening
             sanctimonious smile" [syn: {pietistic}, {pietistical},
             {pharisaic}, {pharisaical}, {sanctimonious}, {self-righteous}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "holier-than-thou":
     Pecksniffian, Tartuffian, Tartuffish, affected, canting, false,
     goody, goody-goody, hypocritic, hypocritical, insincere,
     mealymouthed, oily, pharisaic, pharisean, pietistic, pious,
     sanctified, sanctimonious, self-righteous, simon-pure, sniveling,
     unctuous