holier-than-thou

adj.
Exhibiting an attitude of superior virtue; self-righteously pious.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: excessively or hypocritically pious
  Synonyms: pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hellig, selvretfærdig, frelst

Nederlands (Dutch)
zich moreel hoger achtend

Français (French)
adj. - petit saint

Deutsch (German)
adj. - selbstgerecht

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υποκριτικός, ψευδευλαβής

Italiano (Italian)
bigotto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - com ares de quem se julga muito santo

Русский (Russian)
благочести- во-показной, самодовольный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - más papista que el papa, santurrón en un grado exagerado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - självgod

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
假装比别人更虔诚的, 自以为是的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 假裝比別人更虔誠的, 自以為是的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 점잔 빼는 , 독선적인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 独り善がりの人
adj. - 殊勝ぶった

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) تعالي, تكابر, مزايدة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתחסד‬

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