/ Dictionary / Index S self-righteous: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: self-right•eous Pronunciation: (self"rī'chus, self'-), [key] — adj. confident of one's own righteousness, esp. when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: self-righteous (Thesaurus) Selfridge self-rising Related Content Daily Word Quiz: hedonist Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language