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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
holier-than-thou
    adj 1: excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening
           sanctimonious smile" [syn: holier-than-thou,
           pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical,
           sanctimonious, self-righteous]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
holier-than-thou \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]

Thesaurus Results for holier-than-thou:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
Pecksniffian, Tartuffian, Tartuffish, affected, canting, false, goody, goody-goody, hypocritic, hypocritical, insincere, mealymouthed, oily, pharisaic, pharisean, pietistic, pious, sanctified, sanctimonious, self-righteous, simon-pure, sniveling, unctuous
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