righteous : Idioms & Phrases

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army of the righteous

  • noun a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
    Army of the Pure; LET; Lashkar-e-Taiba; Lashkar-e-Tayyiba; Lashkar-e-Toiba.
    • Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus
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self-righteous

  • adjective satellite excessively or hypocritically pious
    pharisaic; sanctimonious; holier-than-thou; pietistic; pharisaical; pietistical.
    • a sickening sanctimonious smile
WordNet
Self`-right"eous adjective
Definitions
  1. Righteous in one's own esteem; pharisaic.
Webster 1913