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- pronunciation:
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- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
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having or marked by confidence or pride in the correctness of one's beliefs or moral conduct, often combined with a pious intolerance of the beliefs of others.
The self-righteous parishioners looked down on the twice-divorced woman.Her large, public donation to the church was a purely self-righteous act.- similar words:
- pious, righteous, sanctimonious
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humble, tolerant |
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| derivations: |
self-righteously (adv.), self-righteousness (n.) |
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