self-approbation

noun

self-ap·​pro·​ba·​tion ˌself-ˌa-prə-ˈbā-shən 

: satisfaction with oneself or one's actions and achievements : approbation of oneself

Dull as he was, he had no small share of quiet self-approbation.

—Samuel Butler

Word History

First Known Use

1640, in the meaning defined above