self-exaltedadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfᵻɡˈzɔːltᵻd/,

/ˌsɛlfɛɡˈzɔːltᵻd/,

/ˌsɛlfᵻɡˈzɒltᵻd/,

/ˌsɛlfɛɡˈzɒltᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfəɡˈzɔltəd/,

/ˌsɛlfɛɡˈzɔltəd/,

/ˌsɛlfəɡˈzɑltəd/,

/ˌsɛlfɛɡˈzɑltəd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, exalted adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + exalted adj. Compare earlier self-exaltation n., self-exalting adj.

Characterized by or involving self-exaltation; regarded by oneself as exalted or elevated in status, power, importance, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > vainglory > [adjective]

gloriousa1382

vainglorious?a1500

self-flatteringa1586

self-exalting1601

self-applauding1614

self-praised1626

self-flattered1647

self-glorying1659

self-exalted1668

self-gratulating1755

self-congratulating1774

self-congratulatory1798

self-applausivea1805

self-gratulatory1818

self-exaltative1821

1668 W. Penn Guide Mistaken i. 10 Such infallible instructions..should have freed him from those..self-exalted opinions.

1757 Rhapsodist 14 Feb. 19 You appear to be above the meanness and partiality of..the self-exalted bullies of the pen.

?1837 G. B. Hamilton Humility (ed. 2) 11 ‘Now ye say, we see, therefore your sin remaineth’ was our Lord's reproof directed against the self-exalted Pharisees.

1881 J. MacVittie Riding Marches Round Labour's Estate 8 It [sc. capital] has risen from the ranks, and looks down from its self-exalted position with supreme contempt.

1905 W. H. Hunt Pre-Raphaelitism I. 376 The arrogant self-taught and self-exalted umpires.

1976 18th-Cent. Stud. 9 501 In his self-exalted capacity of censor, Bickerstaff declared many inhabitants of Britain dead even though they..ate their meals..and sipped their coffee.

2010 Financial Post (Pakistan) (Nexis) 30 Dec. It seems as if our self-exalted leaders are actually waiting for the ‘wounded’ to rise and create a storm.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-exalted
释义	self-exaltedadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfᵻɡˈzɔːltᵻd/, /ˌsɛlfɛɡˈzɔːltᵻd/, /ˌsɛlfᵻɡˈzɒltᵻd/, /ˌsɛlfɛɡˈzɒltᵻd/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfəɡˈzɔltəd/, /ˌsɛlfɛɡˈzɔltəd/, /ˌsɛlfəɡˈzɑltəd/, /ˌsɛlfɛɡˈzɑltəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, exalted adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + exalted adj. Compare earlier self-exaltation n., self-exalting adj. Characterized by or involving self-exaltation; regarded by oneself as exalted or elevated in status, power, importance, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > vainglory > [adjective] gloriousa1382 vainglorious?a1500 self-flatteringa1586 self-exalting1601 self-applauding1614 self-praised1626 self-flattered1647 self-glorying1659 self-exalted1668 self-gratulating1755 self-congratulating1774 self-congratulatory1798 self-applausivea1805 self-gratulatory1818 self-exaltative1821 1668 W. Penn Guide Mistaken i. 10 Such infallible instructions..should have freed him from those..self-exalted opinions. 1757 Rhapsodist 14 Feb. 19 You appear to be above the meanness and partiality of..the self-exalted bullies of the pen. ?1837 G. B. Hamilton Humility (ed. 2) 11 ‘Now ye say, we see, therefore your sin remaineth’ was our Lord's reproof directed against the self-exalted Pharisees. 1881 J. MacVittie Riding Marches Round Labour's Estate 8 It [sc. capital] has risen from the ranks, and looks down from its self-exalted position with supreme contempt. 1905 W. H. Hunt Pre-Raphaelitism I. 376 The arrogant self-taught and self-exalted umpires. 1976 18th-Cent. Stud. 9 501 In his self-exalted capacity of censor, Bickerstaff declared many inhabitants of Britain dead even though they..ate their meals..and sipped their coffee. 2010 Financial Post (Pakistan) (Nexis) 30 Dec. It seems as if our self-exalted leaders are actually waiting for the ‘wounded’ to rise and create a storm. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1668
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