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sanctimonious

adjective

Making a self-righteous display of moral superiority.

Displaying moral superiority

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self-righteous holier-than-thou hypocritically pious preachy

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self-righteous

adjective

Convinced of one's own moral superiority, often intolerantly.

Assuming moral superiority

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sanctimonious holier-than-thou smug moralistic

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sententious

adjective

Expressing compact statements of supposed wisdom, often with excessive moralizing.

Moralizing in compact sayings

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moralizing preachy preachifying pompous

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