self-righteousness

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self-righteousness

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From self-righteous + -ness or self- + righteousness.

noun

Confidence in one's own righteousness, self-assurance, smugness. The book of Job warns us against self-righteousness, since no man can justify himself to God.

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

Español	santurronería, fariseísmo, mojigatería, mojigatez
Français	dédain
Deutsch	Selbstgerechtigkeit
Русский	самодово́льство samodovólʹstvo

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@misc{self_righteousness_2026,
  title = {self-righteousness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/self-righteousness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}