self-righteousness

English

Etymology

self-righteous +‎ -ness

Noun

self-righteousness

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

Dutch: zelfgenoegzaamheid (nl) f, eigengerechtigheid (nl) f
Finnish: omahyväisyys (fi)
French: dédain (fr) m
Galician: desdén, condescendencia
German: Selbstgerechtigkeit (de) f
Macedonian: самоправедност f (samopravednost)
Russian: самодово́льство (ru) n (samodovólʹstvo)
Swedish: egenrättfärdighet (sv) c, självrättfärdighet (sv) c

Further reading

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