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1 holier-than-thou
tr[həʊlɪəðən'ðaʊ]1 pejorative gazmoño,-a, mojigato,-a, santurrón,-ona'həʊliərðən'ðaʊ, ˌhəʊliəðən'ðaʊ['hǝʊlɪǝðǝn'ðaʊ]ADJ pej [attitude, tone of voice] de superioridad moralshe's always so holier-than-thou about everything — siempre está dando lecciones de moralidad sobre todo
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2 holy
'həuli1) ((worthy of worship or respect because) associated with God, Jesus, a saint etc; sacred: the Holy Bible; holy ground.) sagrado2) (good; pure; following the rules of religion: a holy life.) santo•- holiness- the Holy Father
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holy adj sagrado / santotr['həʊlɪ]1 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL (sacred) santo,-a, sagrado,-a2 (blessed) bendito,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLHoly Ghost Espíritu SantoHoly Land Tierra Santaholy man santón nombre masculinoholy orders órdenes nombre femenino plural sagradasHoly See Santa Sede nombre femeninoholy war guerra santaHoly Week Semana Santaadj.• almo, -a adj.• sagrado, -a adj.• santo, -a adj.'həʊliadjective -lier, -liest <ground/place> sagrado, santo; < day> de precepto, de guardar; < water> bendito; <person/life/virtue> santothe Holy Bible — la Sagrada or Santa Biblia
holy orders — órdenes fpl sagradas
['hǝʊlɪ] (compar holier) (superl holiest)holy cow! — (colloq) rayos y centellas!, Dios bendito!
1.ADJ [place, book] sagrado, santo; [church, shrine] sagrado; [person] santo; [day] de preceptothe holiest day in the Jewish calendar — el principal día de precepto or la principal fiesta de guardar del calendario judío
- be a holy terror2.CPDholy of holies N — (lit, fig) sanctasanctórum m
holy oil N — santos óleos mpl
holy orders NPL — órdenes fpl sagradas
Holy Saturday N — Sábado m Santo
holy water N — agua f bendita
ScriptureHoly Writ † N — Sagradas Escrituras fpl
* * *['həʊli]adjective -lier, -liest <ground/place> sagrado, santo; < day> de precepto, de guardar; < water> bendito; <person/life/virtue> santothe Holy Bible — la Sagrada or Santa Biblia
holy orders — órdenes fpl sagradas
holy cow! — (colloq) rayos y centellas!, Dios bendito!
См. также в других словарях:
Holier — Holy Ho ly, a. [Compar. {Holier}; superl. {Holiest}.] [OE. holi, hali, AS. h[=a]lig, fr. h[ae]l health, salvation, happiness, fr. h[=a]l whole, well; akin to OS. h?lag, D. & G. heilig, OHG. heilac, Dan. hellig, Sw. helig, Icel. heilagr. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Holier Than Thou — est la 3e piste du 5e album éponyme de 1991 du groupe Metallica, appelé aussi le Black Album à cause de sa pochette, et dure 3 min 47, soit l une des plus courtes chansons que le groupe ait sorties à ce jour. C est un titre très rythmé et qui… … Wikipédia en Français
Holier than Thou — est la 3e piste de l album Metallica, 5e album sorti en 1991, du groupe Metallica, appelé aussi le Black Album à cause de sa pochette, et dure 3 min 47, soit l une des plus courtes chansons que le groupe ait sorties à ce jour. C est un titre très … Wikipédia en Français
Holier Than Thou — «Holier Than Thou» Canción de Metallica álbum Metallica Publicación 12 de agosto de 1991 Gra … Wikipedia Español
holier-than-thou — adj. being excessively or hypocritically pious while condemning others as being less virtuous than oneself. Syn: pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self righteous. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
holier-than-thou — Someone who is holier than thou believes that they are morally superior to other people … The small dictionary of idiomes
Holier Than Thou (fanzine) — Holier Than Thou was a Hugo nominated science fiction fanzine edited by Marty Cantor and Robbie Cantor … Wikipedia
holier-than-thou — adj showing that you think you are morally better than other people used to show disapproval = ↑self righteous … Dictionary of contemporary English
holier-than-thou — as an adjectival phrase in reference to supercilious sanctimony attested by 1888, Amer.Eng. The text is in Isaiah lxv:5 … Etymology dictionary
holier-than-thou — [adj] self righteously pious goody goody, high hat, judgmental, pietistic, sanctimonious, smug, snobbish, unctuous; concept 401 … New thesaurus
holier-than-thou — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ offensively self righteous … English terms dictionary