holier-than-thou

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And since they insist upon portraying lies as fact, over and over again, lies that have been debunked repeatedly, I would suggest you check YOUR facts before spouting off with your holier-than-thou parental advice.

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

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  • Ask yourself, how would you feel if another nation kept after you to reduce your GHG, but that holier-than-thou country wasn't investing in plugin hybrids or shutting coal plants. —  Grist - the Latest from Grist
  • But he wasn't a holier-than-thou proselytizer or a do-right; he just lived his words, working with a prison ministry and mentoring program in the offseason. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Web 2.0
  • I guess Jenkins views most evangelicals - whatever that means these days - as having holier-than-thou attitudes. excellent piece on Dungy's retirement and it appropriately keeps Dungy's faith in perspective throughout the entire article: —  GetReligion
  • The holier-than-thou armies of the multi-culti, pc, climate-changist —  sisu
  • You're conforming to a ridiculous, outdated, holier-than-thou indie stereotype. —  Drowned In Sound // Feed
 

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