HOLIER-THAN-THOU

Meaning of HOLIER-THAN-THOU in English

If you describe someone as ~, you disapprove of them because they seem to believe that they are more religious or have better moral qualities than anyone else.

He has always sounded ~.

= self-righteous

ADJ disapproval

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HOLIER-THAN-THOU — adjective Date: 1859 marked by an air of superior piety or morality
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: compar. of holy (I) : marked by an objectionable air of usually pious superiority preserved always …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — /hoh"lee euhr dheuhn dhow"/ , adj. 1. obnoxiously pious; sanctimonious; self-righteous. n. 2. a person who is obnoxiously pious or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — holier-than-thou BrE AmE ˌhəʊl i‿ə ð ə n ˈðaʊ ◂ AmE \ ˌhoʊl i‿ ə r-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — / ˌhəʊliə ðən ˈðaʊ; NAmE ˌhoʊliər/ adjective ( disapproving ) showing that you think that you are morally better than …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — If you describe someone as holier-than-thou , you disapprove of them because they seem to believe that they are more …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a holier-than-thou attitude ▪ I know he doesn't smoke or drink but I wish …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — {adj.} Acting as if you are better than others in goodness, character, or reverence for God; acting as if morally …
Slang English vocab
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — {adj.} Acting as if you are better than others in goodness, character, or reverence for God; acting as if morally …
Словарь английских идиом
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — acting as if one is better than others in goodness or character etc. I don`t like him because he always …
English Idioms vocab
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — adj. Acting as if you are better than others in goodness, character, or reverence for God; acting as if morally …
American Idioms English vocabulary
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — 1. ͵həʋlıəðənʹðəʋ n 1> фарисей, святоша 2> самодовольный человек his success in self-reform turned him into a holier-than-thou before his …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — 1. ͵həʋlıəðənʹðəʋ n 1) фарисей, святоша 2> самодовольный человек his success in self-reform turned him into a holier-than-thou before his …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — прил. ; разг. фарисейский, ханжеский, лицемерный, самодовольный, уверенный в собственном нравственном превосходстве I can't stand that holier-than-thou attitude that some …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — прил.; разг. фарисейский, ханжеский, лицемерный, самодовольный, уверенный в собственном нравственном превосходстве I can't stand that holier-than-thou attitude that some vegetarians have. — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — adjective Date: 1859 : marked by an air of superior piety or morality
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — Pronunciation: ˌ h ō -l ē - ə r- th ə n- ' th au ̇ Function: adjective Date: 1859 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — ■ adjective self-righteous.
Concise Oxford English vocab
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — [ho.li.er-than-thou] adj (1859): marked by an air of superior piety or morality
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — ˌholier-than-ˈthou BrE AmE adjective showing that you think you are morally better than other people – used to show disapproval …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — Synonyms and related words : Pecksniffian, Tartuffian, Tartuffish, affected, canting, FALSE, goody, goody-goody, hypocritic, hypocritical, insincere, mealymouthed, oily, pharisaic, pharisean, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — See ↑ GOOD 15
Longman Activator English vocab
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — 25B6; adjective SANCTIMONIOUS, self-righteous, smug, self-satisfied; priggish, pious, pietistic, Pharisaic; informal goody-goody, preachy. humble.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — прил.; разг. лицемерный, притворный, ханжеский Syn : sanctimonious, hypocritical фарисей, святоша самодовольный человек - his success in self-reform turned him …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — Самодовольный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — прил.; разг.лицемерный, притворный, ханжеский Syn:sanctimonious, hypocritical
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HOLIER THAN THOU — (n) самодовольный человек; святоша
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HOLIER THAN THOU — (a) благочестиво-показной; лицемерный; самодовольный; уверенный в своем превосходстве
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HOLIER THAN THOU — (0) фарисей
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — 1. [͵həʋlıəðənʹðəʋ] n 1) фарисей, святоша 2) самодовольный человек his success in self-reform turned him into a ~ before his …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — _a. _собир. ханжеский, лицемерный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — a. собир. ханжеский, лицемерный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — [adj.] 1) благочестиво-показной, лицемерный 2) уверенный в своем (моральном) превосходстве, самодовольный
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — a 1) благочестиво-показной, лицемерный; 2) уверенный в своем (моральном) превосходстве, самодовольный
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
HOLIER-THAN-THOU — прил.; разг. лицемерный, притворный, ханжеский Syn : sanctimonious, hypocritical фарисей, святоша самодовольный человек - his success in self-reform turned him …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
THOU — tu
English interlingue dictionary
THOU — I. pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thū; akin to Old High German dū ~, Latin tu, Greek sy …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THOU — I. ˈthau̇ pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thū, thu (dative & accusative thē ); akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THAN — I. thən, then, (|)than, rapid sometimes ən or ə n ( after t, d, s, or z) or n ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOLIER — comparative of holy
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THOU — (v. i.) To use the words thou and thee in discourse after the manner of the Friends.
Английский словарь Webster
THOU — (v. t.) To address as thou, esp. to do so in order to treat with insolent familiarity or contempt.
Английский словарь Webster
THOU — (obj.) The second personal pronoun, in the singular number, denoting the person addressed; thyself; the pronoun which is used in …
Английский словарь Webster
THAN — (conj.) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, …
Английский словарь Webster
THOU — ( v. t. ) To address as thou, esp. to do so in order to treat with insolent familiarity or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THOU — ( v. i. ) To use the words thou and thee in discourse after the manner of the Friends.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THOU — ( obj. ) The second personal pronoun, in the singular number, denoting the person addressed; thyself; the pronoun which is …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THAN — ( conj. ) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THOU — thou 1 /dhow/ , pron., sing., nom. thou; poss. thy or thine; obj. thee; pl., nom. you or ye; poss. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THAN — /dhan, dhen/ ; unstressed /dheuhn, euhn/ , conj. 1. (used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THOU — pron. you (Archaic)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THOU — I. ˈthau̇ pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thū; akin to Old High German dū thou, Latin tu, Greek …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THAN — I. thən, ˈthan conjunction Etymology: Middle English than, then then, than — more at then Date: before 12th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THOU — vi to use the words thou and thee in discourse after the manner of the friends. 2. thou ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
THAN — adv then. ·see then. 2. than ·conj a particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison …
Webster English vocab
THOU — [thou] pron [ME, fr. OE thu; akin to OHG du thou, L tu, Gk sy] (bef. 12c) archaic: the one …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THAN — [than] conj [ME than, then then, than--more at then] (bef. 12c) 1 a--used as a function word to indicate the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THOU — I thou pronoun BrE AmE ðaʊ —In dialectal speech there may also be a weak form such as ðə . …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THAN — / ðən; NAmE ; rare strong form ðæn/ preposition , conjunction 1. used to introduce the second part of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THOU — I. thou 1 /θaʊ/ BrE AmE number spoken a thousand or a thousandth: They paid about sixty-nine thou for it. …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THAN — than S1 W1 /ð ə n; strong ðæn/ BrE AmE conjunction , preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thanne …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THAN — conj. 1. introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Oxford English vocab

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