pharisaical, pettiness, pettifog, Godot, Self-righteousness, St. Sebastian (Antonello da Messina)

"Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to assail the last."
-- Charlotte Brontë from the Preface to the second edition of JANE EYRE (1847)

1. Godot - The Ace Attorney Wiki - Wikia

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   Godot (pronounced "GOD-oh" or "go-do"*) was the mysterious coffee-loving prosecutor for Phoenix...

   
   

   “GOD-oh” or “god-OH”?
   
   Maybe Godot never appears because everyone is mispronouncing his name.

On this grand tour, Beckett encountered the Casper David Friedrich painting that went on to inspire his prize-winning play, "Waiting for Godot." Later recalling Antonello da Messina's "Martyrdom of St. Sebastian," a painting he had seen in Dresden, Beckett wrote, "In front of such a work, such a victory over the reality of disorder, over the pettiness of heart and mind, it is hard not to go and hang yourself."

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Self-righteousness - Wikipedia

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Self-righteousness 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. 

pharisaical (far-uh-SAY-uh-kuhl)

adjective: Marked by hypocritical self-righteousness, especially in observing rituals over understanding their meaning.

Etymology
After the Pharisees法利賽人, a Jewish sect during 1 BCE - 1 CE, whose members were noted for strict observance of rites and rituals, and felt superior because of it. The word is derived via Latin and Greek from Aramaic prishayya, plural of prish (separated).

Usage
"Then we have the pettiness and hypocrisy in the loud and pharisaical condemnation emanating from the media and the public." — Garth George; No Credit to be Found in Card Debacle; The Daily Post (Rotorua, New Zealand); Jun 18, 2010.


petty
(pĕt'ē)
adj., -ti·er, -ti·est.

1. Of small importance; trivial: a petty grievance.
2. Marked by narrowness of mind, ideas, or views.
3. Marked by meanness or lack of generosity, especially in trifling matters.
4. Secondary in importance or rank; subordinate. See synonyms at trivial.
5. Law. Variant of petit.

[Middle English peti, from Old French, variant of petit. See petit.]

pettily pet'ti·ly adv.
pettiness pet'ti·ness n.

[形]（-ti・er, -ti・est）

1 〈事・物が〉つまらない, ささいな；二次的［従属的］な. ⇒TRIFLING[形]1, TRIVIAL 1

petty complaints
どうでもよいような苦情

petty expenses
雑費

petty considerations
けちな考え.

2 ((略式))〈人・心・言動が〉狭量の；卑劣な；しみったれた

a petty mind
狭量.

3 二流［下級］の, 劣った；小規模の；〈犯罪などが〉軽微な, 小さな

a petty bureaucrat ［official］
下級官僚［小役人］

The Petty Bench
（日本の最高裁の）小法廷（⇔The Grand Bench）.

-ti・ly

[副]

-ti・ness

[名]

pettifog	(verb) Argue over petty things.
Synonyms:	bicker, brabble, squabble, niggle, quibble
Usage:	Mrs. Faraday watched in exasperation as her children pettifogged about who deserved the last of her chocolate chip cookies.