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I think things changed as a result of a certain perception of our politics. When we went through our zealous, self-righteous period it didn't exactly win us any friends.
Fred Frith

Meaning of "self-righteous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SELF-RIGHTEOUS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELF-RIGHTEOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Self-Righteous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SELF-RIGHTEOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Self-righteousness

Self-righteousness is a feeling or display of moral superiority derived from a sense that one's beliefs, actions, or affiliations are of greater virtue than those of the average person. Self-righteous individuals are often intolerant of the opinions and behaviors of others. The term "self-righteous" is often considered derogatory particularly because self-righteous individuals are often thought to exhibit hypocrisy due to the belief that humans are imperfect and can therefore never be infallible, an idea similar to that of the Freudian defense mechanism of reaction formation. The connection between self-righteousness and hypocrisy predates Freud's views, however, as evidenced by the 1899 book Good Mrs. Hypocrite: A Study in Self-Righteousness, by the pseudonymous author "Rita."...

Definition of self-righteous in the English dictionary

The definition of self-righteous in the dictionary is having or showing an exaggerated awareness of one's own virtuousness or rights.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELF-RIGHTEOUS

self-renunciation
self-renunciatory
self-replicate
self-replicating
self-reproach
self-reproachful
self-reproachfully
self-respect
self-respectful
self-respecting
self-restraint
self-revelation
self-revelatory
self-ridicule
self-righteously
self-righteousness
self-righting
self-rising flour
self-rule
self-ruling

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELF-RIGHTEOUS

beauteous
bounteous
courteous
despiteous
discourteous
dispiteous
duteous
feateous
gorgeous
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lacteous
luteous
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outrageous
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righteous
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uncourteous
unrighteous

Synonyms and antonyms of self-righteous in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «SELF-RIGHTEOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «self-righteous» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of self-righteous

Translation of «self-righteous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELF-RIGHTEOUS

Find out the translation of self-righteous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of self-righteous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «self-righteous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自以为是
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

santurrón
570 millions of speakers

English

self-righteous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आत्मतुष्ट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الذاتي الصالحين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

самодовольными
278 millions of speakers

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farisaico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্ব-ধার্মিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pharisaïque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Diri sendiri
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Translator English - German

Selbstgerechten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

独善的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

독선적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wong bener
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Translator English - Vietnamese

tự mãn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுய நீதிமான்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वयंपूर्ण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kendini beğenmiş
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Translator English - Italian

presuntuoso
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Translator English - Polish

obłudne
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Translator English - Ukrainian

самовдоволеними
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Translator English - Romanian

auto-neprihănit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φαρισαϊκή
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af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eiegeregtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

självgoda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

selvrettferdige
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of self-righteous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-RIGHTEOUS»

The term «self-righteous» is regularly used and occupies the 68.129 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about self-righteous

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10 QUOTES WITH «SELF-RIGHTEOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word self-righteous.
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Charles L. Allen
The hardest people to reach with the love of God are not the bad people. They know they are bad. They have no defense. The hardest ones to win for God are the self-righteous people.
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Annie Baker
I was a very self-righteous 15-25 year old. Anyway, I wake up every morning and thank God I'm not a kid anymore.
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A. S. Byatt
Cyclists. I really hate them. I wish they would not be so self-righteous and realise they are a danger to pedestrians. I wish cyclists would not vindictively snap off wing mirrors on cars when they were trying to cross in front of the car at a danger to motorists and pedestrians.
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Billy Crudup
I wish I could say that when I didn't agree with a director I defer to him, but I think sometimes I'm a little self-righteous.
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Robert Dallek
Clinton's egregious act of self-indulgence was outdone by an impeachment based not on constitutionally required high crimes and misdemeanors but on a vindictive determination to bring down a president who had offended self-righteous moralists eager to put a different political agenda in place.
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Fred Frith
I think things changed as a result of a certain perception of our politics. When we went through our zealous, self-righteous period it didn't exactly win us any friends.
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Stanley Hauerwas
We Protestants automatically assume that the Pharisees are the Catholics. They are the self-righteous people who have made Christianity a form of legalistic religion, thereby destroying the free grace of the Gospel. We Protestants are the tax collectors, knowing that we are sinners and that our lives depend upon God's free grace.
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Penn Jillette
It's amazing to me how many people think that voting to have the government give poor people money is compassion. Helping poor and suffering people yourself is compassion. Voting for our government to use guns to give money to help poor and suffering people is immoral, self-righteous, bullying laziness.
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Taylor Mali
If you've ever been to a poetry slam, you know that the highest scoring emotion is self-righteous indignation: how dare you judge me. So in that way, the poem, 'What Teachers Make,' is an absolutely formulaic slam poem designed to allow me to get up on my soap box and say, 'Let me tell you what really makes me angry.'
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Bette Midler
I celebrate everyone's religious holidays. if it's good enough for the righteous, it's good enough for the self-righteous, I always say.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELF-RIGHTEOUS»

Discover the use of self-righteous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to self-righteous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Psychotherapy and the Self-Righteous Patient
All psychotherapists will find much useful and interesting information on understanding and treating self-righteous patients in this fascinating book.
E. Mark Stern, Jerome A. Travers, 1991
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The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics ...
Jonathan Haidt, one of the world's most influential psychologists, reveals that the reason we find it so hard to get along is because our minds are designed to be moral.
Jonathan Haidt, 2012
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Hypocrisy: Ethical Investigations
D. Self -Righteous Hypocrisy: Hume's Grieving Friend If self-deception is heterogeneous, and if certain distinctive attitudes are fertile soil for self-deceptive hypocrisy, does self-deception take more active forms when motivated and sustained ...
Béla Szabados, Eldon Soifer, 2004
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A Theological Study of The Book of Romans
It is the self-righteous unbeliever who is producing the action of the verb – he is supposing something to be true. O man refers to the self-righteous man of verse one who presumes he has the prerogative in judging others. When you pass ...
Arch Bishop D.A. Miller, D.D. Ph.D.
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Various Practical Subjects
theory tends to promote self-righteousness in others, but whether the theory itself plainly avows the self-righteous principle. I have nothing to do with the hearts, but only with the theories of men. It must be admitted that where great errours of ...
Edward Dorr Griffin, 1844
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Efficacy and Cost-effectiveness of Psychotherapy
States of Mind These acts occurred during states of self-righteous indignation. This section offers examples of that state from the case, as explored in more detail elsewhere (Horowitz 1981). Mr. A and his wife were constructing shelves in his ...
David Spiegel, 1999
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Righteous Republic: The Political Foundations of Modern India
Less well-known is how India’s own rich knowledge traditions of 2,500 years influenced these men. Vajpeyi furnishes this missing account, showing how five founders turned to classical texts to fashion an original sense of Indian selfhood.
Ananya Vajpeyi, 2012
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Etiquette For Dummies
self-righteous. Everyone makes mistakes, and next time, it might be you. ( Knowing how the world works, after you correct someone's error, you will be next to make one!) How often have you seen a message from someone correcting another's ...
Sue Fox, 2011
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Sermons, not before published, on various practical subjects
theory tends to promote self-righteousness in others, but whether the theory itself plainly avows the self-righteous principle. I have nothing to do with the hearts, but only with the theories of men. It must be admitted that where great errours of ...
Edward Dorr Griffin, 1844
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The works of Joseph Bellamy, D.D., first pastor of the ...
THE NATUKE AND EFFECTS, THE CAUSE AND CURE, OF A SELF- RIGHTEOUS SPIRIT. THE nature and effects, the cause and cure of a self- righteous spirit, might have been collected from the principles laid down and proved in the other ...
Tryon Edwards, 1853

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELF-RIGHTEOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term self-righteous is used in the context of the following news items.
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STREET DOGS: Self-righteous
SELF-RIGHTEOUS. Not virtuous, but smugly virtuous. It is about feeling superior to someone else. When listening to someone smouldering with self-righteous ... «BDlive, Jul 15»
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Opinion: Victory for the self-righteous
FIFA President Blatter is stepping down in February. Before then though, Blatter will land another painful blow to his adversaries in his final stretch in charge, ... «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
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CNBC Host: Liberal Starbucks CEO 'Preachy and Sanctimonious …
Kernen said he would “normally defend” a CEO's decision to raise prices, but called out Schultz because he is “preachy and sanctimonious and self-righteous. «NewsBusters, Jul 15»
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Tim Hunt the victim of self-righteous feeding frenzy, says Richard …
Tim Hunt the victim of self-righteous feeding frenzy, says Richard Dawkins. Evolutionary biologist says he did not like Hunt's comments about women but says ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Hacking scandal should deflate self-righteous Cardinals fans
Hacking scandal should deflate self-righteous Cardinals fans ... for the "inflation" of the "self-righteous" Cardinal fans than the actual fans themselves IMO. I hope ... «Chicago Tribune, Jun 15»
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Should I help my self-absorbed, self-righteous mother in her time of …
I don't hate my mother, but I don't like her and never have. She's self-absorbed, self-righteous, selfish and has never been a nice person. I think she was ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»
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Self-righteous internet goons are calling one of America's top female …
The internet came down like a ton of bricks yesterday on Alice Huang. The 76-year-old microbiologist and virologist has been a Harvard Medical School ... «Quartz, Jun 15»
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A Word to Self-Righteous Christians Attacking Josh Duggar
Josh Duggar Though Josh Duggar did wicked things, that doesn't mean God did not transform his life. (Reuters). I have been terribly grieved by some "Christian" ... «Charisma News, May 15»
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Amy Schumer Spoofs Self-Righteous Rescue Dog Owners
Dogs might be man's best friend, but some owners take things too far. This week's Inside Amy Schumer poked fun at self-righteous rescue dog owners who care ... «Slate Magazine, May 15»
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I'm a proud Tory. But with the left this belligerent and self-righteous
The Sun may claim, just as the paper did in 1992, it was it “wot won it” yesterday, but ultimately, just like all those years ago, it was the shy Tory voters who came ... «The Independent, May 15»

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