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Webster 1913 Edition

Self-righteous

Selfˊ-right′eous

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Adj.

Righteous in one’s own esteem; pharisaic.

Definition 2024

self-righteous

self-righteous

English

Adjective

self-righteous ‎(comparative more self-righteous, superlative most self-righteous)

piously self-assured and smugly moralistic

Translations

piously self-assured and smugly moralistic

Chinese:
Mandarin: 自以為是 (zh), 自以为是 (zh) ‎(zìyǐwéishì)
Esperanto: farisea
Finnish: omahyväinen, hurskasteleva (fi)
French: bien-pensant (fr)

German: selbstgerecht (de)
Portuguese: farisaico (rare)
Russian: самодово́льный (ru) ‎(samodovólʹnyj), самоуве́ренный (ru) ‎(samouvérennyj)
Spanish: mojigato m, santurrón m, fariseo (es) m

See also

virtue signalling