The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Self-righteous \Self`-right"eous\, a. Righteous in one's own esteem; pharisaic. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
self-righteous adj 1: excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile" [syn: holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous]