- self-pious
- self-pīˈous adjectiveHypocritical• • •Main Entry: ↑self-
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Pious Associations — Pious Associations † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pious Associations Under this term are comprehended all those organizations, approved and indulgenced by Church authority, which have been instituted especially in recent times, for the… … Catholic encyclopedia
self-righteous — [adj] smug affected, canting, complacent, egotistical, goody goody*, holierthan thou*, hypocritical, noble, pharisaic, pietistic, pious, preachy, sanctimonious, selfsatisfied, superior; concepts 401,542 Ant. caring, humble, thoughtful,… … New thesaurus
pious — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pius Date: 15th century 1. a. marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship b. marked by conspicuous religiosity < a hypocrite a thing all pious words and uncharitable… … New Collegiate Dictionary
pious — adjective 1) a pious family Syn: religious, devout, God fearing, churchgoing, spiritual, prayerful, holy, godly, saintly, dedicated, reverent, dutiful, righteous Ant: irreligious … Thesaurus of popular words
self-righteous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. smug, priggish; supercilious; sacrosanct, sanctimonious; hypocritical, holier than thou. See impiety. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. sanctimonious, pious, pietistic, holier than thou*; see egotistic 2 … English dictionary for students
pious — adj 1. devout, devoted, godly, God fearing, God loving, religious, spiritual; humble, worshipful, reverent, reverential, venerative; righteous, moral, virtuous, good, right minded, clean minded, clean of mind, clean of spirit, clean spirited,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
self-righteous — adj sanctimonious, holier than thou, simon pure, Inf. goody goody, Inf. too good to be true; pious, over pious, falsely pious, pietistic, Pharisaic; hypocritical, tartuffian, canting; mealy mouthed, unctuous, oily … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
pious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. devout (see piety). Ant., impious. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Religious] Syn. religious, divine, holy, devout; see religious 2 . 2. [Divine] Syn. hallowed, sacred, holy; see divine 2 . 3. [Related… … English dictionary for students
self-righteous — adjective we listened to Mom because she wasn t as self righteous as you Syn: sanctimonious, holier than thou, self satisfied, smug, priggish, complacent, pious, moralizing, preachy, superior, hypocritical; informal goody goody Ant: humble … Thesaurus of popular words
self-righteous — Synonyms and related words: Tartuffian, Tartuffish, affected, canting, complacent, FALSE, goody, goody goody, holier than thou, hypocritical, insincere, mealy mouthed, mealymouthed, pecksniffian, pharisaic, pharisaical, pi, pietistic, pious,… … Moby Thesaurus
