(Abbreviated SASS) A state of mind in which the sufferer (the Self-Appointed Saint) patronizes others, under the belief that they helped those people attain some sort of salvation. Although it's similar to God Complex, SASS is different in that sufferers use an unnecessary amount of compliments and gifts to patronize their victims. This makes the victim feel as they are below the Self-Appointed Saint, and thus makes the Self-Appointed Saint feel like they are of an elevated status compared to others.
Person 1: Even though I said no, John gave me his old Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. Now, he keeps inviting himself over for dinner every week and makes me hang out with him everyday after work.
Person 2: Sounds like he's suffering from Self-Appointed Saint Syndrome
The self-righteous asshole who insists on holding ALL communter traffic to 1 mph UNDER the posted limit
Look at that effin' Self-Appointed Deputy Sheriff up there, running 44mph in the left lane while granny's leading the parade in her K-car on the right!
The voice of an entity that tries to speak for other people without anybody requesting to have a voice. Someone there to deprive everyone else of their own voice, but says they want to give everyone a voice by being their voice.
The girl wanted to be the voice of a neighborhood she wasn't even from, which was highly inflammatory to people who really were from there. They didn't feel like they needed a media/corporate appointed voice that wasn't their own.