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  2. Holier-than-thou - Wikipedia

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    A "holier-than-thou" attitude is a form of self-righteousness. The phrase originates from Isaiah 65:5 in the King James Bible, which says (spelling modernized): “Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou” Holier Than Thou may also refer to: Holier Than Thou, a science fiction fanzine

  3. Self-righteousness - Wikipedia

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    Self-righteousness (also called sanctimony, sententiousness, and holier-than-thou attitudes) [1] [2] is an attitude and belief of moral superiority derived from a person deeming their own beliefs, actions, or affiliations to be of greater virtue than those of others. [3]

  4. Jane Austen in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    Laaleen Sukhera, the founder of the Jane Austen Society of Pakistan, told The Economist that Austen is relevant in the Indian subcontinent because society in South Asia is full of "disapproving Lady Catherine de Bourgh-esque society aunties, rakish Wickhams and Willoughbys, pretentious Mrs Eltons and holier-than thou Mr Collins types". [29]

  5. Perrault's French fairy tales, for example, were collected more than a century before the Grimms' and provide a more complex view of womanhood. But as the most popular, and the most riffed-on, the Grimms' are worth analyzing, especially because today's women writers are directly confronting the stifling brand of femininity

  6. A Million Little Pieces - Wikipedia

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    On July 28, 2007, at a literary convention in Texas, Nan Talese spoke of Oprah Winfrey as having been "mean and self-serving" and having had a "holier-than-thou attitude" and "fiercely bad manners" during Winfrey's debate with Talese and James Frey on January 26, 2006. Talese said she and Frey were led to believe the show was going to be a ...

  7. The Obedience of a Christian Man - Wikipedia

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    "Make themselves holier than the lay people and take so great lands and goods" (112). In his third argument, Tyndale lists the abuses of the common people by the church. Tyndale accuses the church of being more concerned with performing ceremonies than living by the laws set by Christ in scripture.

  8. Thou - Wikipedia

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    Most modern English speakers encounter "thou" predominantly in the works of Shakespeare; in the works of other Renaissance, medieval and early modern writers; and in the King James Bible or Douay-Rheims Bible. [1] [2] The word thou (/ ð aʊ /) is a second-person singular pronoun in English.

  9. Frum - Wikipedia

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    Frum can be used in a negative sense for 'hypocritically pious', 'holier-than-thou', 'sanctimonious'; or in a positive sense for 'pious', 'devout', 'God-fearing', and 'upright'. The phrase frum and ehrlich captures the positive connotations of these words, to mean roughly 'upright' or 'righteous' (see tzadik ).