self-righteousadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈrʌɪtʃəs/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈraɪtʃəs/

Forms: see self- prefix and righteous adj., n., adv., and int.

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

Etymology: < self- prefix + righteous adj. Compare slightly earlier self-righteousness n.

Convinced of one’s own righteousness or moral superiority, esp. in smug, intolerant, or hypocritical way; characterized by such an attitude. Also as n. (with the): self-righteous people as a class.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adjective] > consciously respectable

self-righteous?1575

Pharisaica1618

wholehearteda1628

smug1669

pious1683

righteous1809

society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > [adjective] > in own esteem

self-righteous?1575

?1575 tr. H. Niclaes Epistolæ xi. iv. 241 Ye..are much-to-wyse in your owne conceites,..much-to-olde, self-righteous, and too-renowned in your owne Sight,..to submitt yourselues so simply.

1649 S. Rutherford Free Disputation 292 False teachers are all for the most part selfe-righteous, sonnes of pride.

a1680 S. Charnock Two Disc. (1699) 25 This self-righteous Temper is like an external heat got into the Body, which produceth an Hectick-Fever.

1742 G. Whitefield Nine Serm. ix. 250 I care not how many Legalists and self-righteous Pharisees murmur against me, for offering Salvation to the worst of Sinners.

1820 I. Milner Serm. I. iii. 118 Pharisaical, self-righteous views and motives.

1892 J. Tait Mind in Matter 259 His severity was reserved for the self-righteous.

1909 G. K. Chesterton Ball & Cross x. 185 They want you to do work among the poor; which means reading Ruskin and feeling self-righteous in the best room in a poor tenement.

1993 Playboy Jan. 3/1 Consider the self-righteous, that sad, shrill army of prudish misanthropes.

2009 Financial Times 16 Feb. 14/1 The post caused a storm of self-righteous indignation from readers accusing the author of crassness.

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

单词	self-righteous
释义	self-righteousadj.n. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈrʌɪtʃəs/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈraɪtʃəs/ Forms: see self- prefix and righteous adj., n., adv., and int. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, righteous adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + righteous adj. Compare slightly earlier self-righteousness n. Convinced of one’s own righteousness or moral superiority, esp. in smug, intolerant, or hypocritical way; characterized by such an attitude. Also as n. (with the): self-righteous people as a class. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adjective] > consciously respectable self-righteous?1575 Pharisaica1618 wholehearteda1628 smug1669 pious1683 righteous1809 society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > [adjective] > in own esteem self-righteous?1575 ?1575 tr. H. Niclaes Epistolæ xi. iv. 241 Ye..are much-to-wyse in your owne conceites,..much-to-olde, self-righteous, and too-renowned in your owne Sight,..to submitt yourselues so simply. 1649 S. Rutherford Free Disputation 292 False teachers are all for the most part selfe-righteous, sonnes of pride. a1680 S. Charnock Two Disc. (1699) 25 This self-righteous Temper is like an external heat got into the Body, which produceth an Hectick-Fever. 1742 G. Whitefield Nine Serm. ix. 250 I care not how many Legalists and self-righteous Pharisees murmur against me, for offering Salvation to the worst of Sinners. 1820 I. Milner Serm. I. iii. 118 Pharisaical, self-righteous views and motives. 1892 J. Tait Mind in Matter 259 His severity was reserved for the self-righteous. 1909 G. K. Chesterton Ball & Cross x. 185 They want you to do work among the poor; which means reading Ruskin and feeling self-righteous in the best room in a poor tenement. 1993 Playboy Jan. 3/1 Consider the self-righteous, that sad, shrill army of prudish misanthropes. 2009 Financial Times 16 Feb. 14/1 The post caused a storm of self-righteous indignation from readers accusing the author of crassness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.?1575
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