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1. 神聖ぶること,信心家ぶること

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"Holier Than Thou" redirects here. For the science fiction fanzine, see Holier Than Thou (fanzine).

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.

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: A Study in Self-Righteousness, by the pseudonymous author "Rita."

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See also

• Narcissism
• Superiority complex
• The Mote and the Beam
• Elitism

English Journal

• Dermatopathologist/academic not equal arbiter of competence/ethics/morality: no place in a profession for sanctimony.

• Gromet MA.
• Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.J Am Acad Dermatol.2006 Jul;55(1):170-2.
• PMID 16781321

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