Word Study
holier-than-thou
CIDE DICTIONARY
holier-than-thou, adj.
being excessively or hypocritically pious while condemning others as being less virtuous than oneself. [WordNet 1.5]
THESAURUS
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, unctuousFor further exploring for "holier-than-thou" in Webster Dictionary Online