Holier than thou in Hindi — Meaning of दिखावटी तौर पर नैतिक (dikhavaTi taur par naitik)

📖 Meaning of “holier than thou”

The meaning of “holier than thou” in Hindi is दिखावटी तौर पर नैतिक, pronounced dikhavaTi taur par naitik — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of holier than thou

Hypocritically or self-righteously pious; sanctimonious; smugly morally superior.

✍️ Holier than thou in a sentence

The Soviet economy is hurting now, and I say that not holier-than-thou, but it is; factually, the Soviet economy is in bad shape.

उसे हमेशा ऐसा लगता है कि वह दिखावटी तौर पर नैतिक है, जैसे वह सभी के मुकाबले में ऊँचा है।

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

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).

Quick facts about “holier than thou”

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Word (English)

Holier than thou

Meaning in Hindi

दिखावटी तौर पर नैतिक

Pronunciation

dikhavaTi taur par naitik

Part of speech

Noun

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "holier than thou" is दिखावटी तौर पर नैतिक (dikhavaTi taur par naitik).

In Devanagari script it is written as दिखावटी तौर पर नैतिक.

It is pronounced "dikhavaTi taur par naitik". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.

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