- holier-than-thou
- adjective Date: 1859 marked by an air of superior piety or morality
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Holier Than Thou — est la 3e piste du 5e album éponyme de 1991 du groupe Metallica, appelé aussi le Black Album à cause de sa pochette, et dure 3 min 47, soit l une des plus courtes chansons que le groupe ait sorties à ce jour. C est un titre très rythmé et qui… … Wikipédia en Français
Holier than Thou — est la 3e piste de l album Metallica, 5e album sorti en 1991, du groupe Metallica, appelé aussi le Black Album à cause de sa pochette, et dure 3 min 47, soit l une des plus courtes chansons que le groupe ait sorties à ce jour. C est un titre très … Wikipédia en Français
Holier Than Thou — «Holier Than Thou» Canción de Metallica álbum Metallica Publicación 12 de agosto de 1991 Gra … Wikipedia Español
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
holier-than-thou — Someone who is holier than thou believes that they are morally superior to other people … The small dictionary of idiomes
holier-than-thou — ☆ holier than thou [hō΄lē ər thən thou′ ] adj. sanctimonious or self righteous to an annoying degree; priggish … English World dictionary
holier-than-thou — adj showing that you think you are morally better than other people used to show disapproval = ↑self righteous … Dictionary of contemporary English
holier-than-thou — as an adjectival phrase in reference to supercilious sanctimony attested by 1888, Amer.Eng. The text is in Isaiah lxv:5 … Etymology dictionary
holier-than-thou — [adj] self righteously pious goody goody, high hat, judgmental, pietistic, sanctimonious, smug, snobbish, unctuous; concept 401 … New thesaurus
holier-than-thou — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ offensively self righteous … English terms dictionary
holier-than-thou — adjective excessively or hypocritically pious a sickening sanctimonious smile • Syn: ↑pietistic, ↑pietistical, ↑pharisaic, ↑pharisaical, ↑sanctimonious, ↑self righteous • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
