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• s  excessively or hypocritically pious

• Talese was unapologetic for publishing the book, Merschel said, and she described Winfrey to him as "holier-than-thou" and her talk-show audience as reminiscent of a "Roman circus.
• After pointing out that Utah's population had now acquired "great diversity," Hinckley admonished the Mormon majority for being clannish and adopting holier-than-thou attitudes.
• Moreover you'll forgive me if I gag a little when Republican politicians don the ill-fitting mantle of self-righteousness and deliver holier-than-thou sermons on morality.

• pietistic
• pietistical
• pharisaic
• pharisaical
• sanctimonious
• self-righteous

News & Articles

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• Keck's Exclusives First Look: Anna Camp Goes Back to True Blood
  Keck's Exclusives First Look: Anna Camp Goes Back to True Blood Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2013 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 10:00 pm, Sunday, June 16, 2013 Holier-than-thou horndog Sarah Newlin (Anna Camp) was last seen on HBO's True Blood as a minister's cheating Mrs. back in ...
  June 21, 2013 - seattlepi.com

Quotes

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• John McCain in Guardian Unlimited
  McCain told CNN the decision was Craig's to make, "but my opinion is that when you plead guilty to a crime, you shouldn't serve. That's not a moral stand. That's not a holier-than-thou. It's just a factual situation."