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holier-than-thou

[ hoh-lee-er-thuhn-thou ]

adjective

  1. obnoxiously pious; sanctimonious; self-righteous.


noun

  1. a person who is obnoxiously pious or self-righteous.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of holier-than-thou1

First recorded in 1910–15
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“It’s like a milkshake gone bad. I don’t like holier-than-thou people. I hate that.”

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I like that Shetty doesn’t approach his work from a holier-than-thou perspective — his general vibe seems to be, This is what worked for me, and if you want to try it, cool.

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The appeal of “Unholy” comes from the way it wags a lusty finger at holier-than-thou puritanism and presents queerness as the basis of aesthetic liberation.

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Longtime friends lauded Hartmire’s ability to weave his community into social justice causes without coming across as holier-than-thou.

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“And for someone so holier-than-thou on reducing emissions, Buttigieg sure doesn’t seem to mind the pollution caused by his literal jet-setting,” Ms. Sutherland said.

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