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[ self-rahy-chuhs, self- ] / ˌsɛlfˈraɪ tʃəs, ˈsɛlf- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR self-righteous ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveconfident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others. Origin of self-righteousFirst recorded in 1670–80 SYNONYMS FOR self-righteoussanctimonious, pharisaical. SEE SYNONYMS FOR self-righteous ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM self-righteousself-right·eous·ly, adverbself-right·eous·ness, noununself-righteous, adjectiveun·self-right·eous·ly, adverb un·self-right·eous·ness, noun Words nearby self-righteousself-restraint, self-retaining catheter, self-revealing, self-revelation, Selfridge, self-righteous, self-righting, self-rising, self-rule, self-sacrifice, selfsame Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-righteousHe was “v[ery] hot under the collar ... frustrated and mad, self-righteous.” How the Reagan White House Bungled Its Response to Iran-Contra Revelations|Malcolm Byrne|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST Washington, claims Larson, “was in no mood to extend Christian charity to a band of self-righteous freeloaders.” Washington’s Wheeler-Dealer Patriotism|William O’Connor|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST For these self-righteous and thin-skinned folks, there are apparently limits to the liberal virtue of tolerance. Pew Study: Americans Are Self-Segregating Amid Proliferating Partisan Media|John Avlon|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST This being a manifesto, there are a few moments when Almond sounds like a self-righteous crank. Has Football Jumped the Shark?|Kevin Canfield|September 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Grunge makes sense if you're a sad, self-righteous teenager. Remembering Weezer’s ‘The Blue Album,’ A Garage Rock Classic, on Its 20th Anniversary|Andrew Romano|May 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST I begin to think the Pharisees were modest and self-distrustful as compared to self-righteous me. The Diary of a Saint|Arlo Bates First, by the self-righteous hypocrites who fancy that they can be justified by the Law. Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians|Martin Luther The Gospel of the free forgiveness of sins through Christ will never appeal to the self-righteous. Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians|Martin Luther Was He a strait-laced, self-righteous Pharisee, too good, too religious to have anything to say to those who disagreed with Him? How full of self-love are the self-righteous, and how void of the love of God! The Autobiography of Madame Guyon|Jeanne Marie Bouvier de La Motte Guyon
British Dictionary definitions for self-righteous
adjectivehaving or showing an exaggerated awareness of one's own virtuousness or rights Derived forms of self-righteousself-righteously, adverbself-righteousness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to self-righteouscomplacent, hypocritical, egotistical, pious, sanctimonious, affected, canting, goody-goody, holier-than-thou, noble, preachy, self-satisfied, superior, pharisaic, pietistic |