self-righteousness

English

Etymology

self-righteous +‎ -ness

Noun

self-righteousness

1. 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

• self-righteousness on Wikipedia.Wikipedia