as an adjectival phrase in reference to supercilious sanctimony attested by 1888, American English. The text is in Isaiah lxv.5.
hold-up
hole
hole-in-the-wall
holey
holiday
holier-than-thou
holily
holiness
holism
holistic
holla
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