Added 9 October 2026
holier-than-thou
/ˈhəʊ.li.ə ðən ˈðaʊ/ adjective
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Origin
From Isaiah 65:5 in the Bible (King James Version; spelling modernized): “Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou”; from Biblical Hebrew קְדַשְׁתִּיךָ (qəḏaštîḵā).
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