Definitions for self-righteousness
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1. self-righteousnessnoun

   Confident in one's own righteousness, self-assured, smug.

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

2. Etymology: self + righteousness

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1. Self-righteousness

   Self-righteousness, also called sanctimoniousness, sententiousness and holier-than-thou attitudes is a feeling or display of (usually smug) 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. A self-righteous person might also be described as being uninterested in seeking an unselfish or objective standard of right and wrong, independently of how they interact with other people. The term "self-righteous" is often considered derogatory (see, for example, journalist and essayist James Fallows' description of self-righteousness in regard to Nobel Peace Prize winners) 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 by the pseudonymous author "Rita".

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1. Self-righteousnessnoun

   the quality or state of being self-righteous; pharisaism

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1. 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."

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of self-righteousness in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of self-righteousness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of self-righteousness in a Sentence

1. Francis Cardinal George, OMI:

   Where there is self-righteousness, Christ can do nothing.

2. Charlotte Brontë:

   Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to assail the last. To pluck the mask from the face of the Pharisee is not to lift an impious hand to the Crown of Thorns.

3. Dr. Dale E. Turner:

   In all the work we do, our most valuable asset can be the attitude of self-examination. It is forgivable to make mistakes, but to stand fast behind a wall of self-righteousness and make the same mistake twice is not forgivable.

4. John Owen:

   Mortification from a self-strength, carried on by ways of self-invention, unto the end of a self-righteousness, is the soul and substnace of all false religion in the world.

5. Sir Robert Hutchison:

   Vegetarianism is harmless enough, although it is apt to fill a man with wind and self-righteousness.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Self-Righteousness
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Righteousness
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-righteousness
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=self-righteousness