self-righteousness

English

Etymology

self-righteous +‎ -ness

Noun

self-righteousness

1. Confidence in one's own righteousness, self-assurance, smug.

   The book of Job warns us against self-righteousness, since no man can justify himself to God.

Translations

confident in one's own righteousness, self-assured, smug

• Finnish: omahyväisyys (fi)
• French: dédain (fr) m
• Galician: desdén, condescendencia
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• German: Selbstgerechtigkeit (de) f
• Russian: самодово́льство (ru) n (samodovólʹstvo)

Further reading

• self-righteousness on Wikipedia.Wikipedia