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vainglory

[ veyn-glawr-ee, -glohr-ee, veyn-glawr-ee, -glohr-ee ]

noun

  1. excessive elation or pride over one's own achievements, abilities, etc.; boastful vanity.

    Antonyms: humility

  2. empty pomp or show.

    Synonyms: ostentation



vainglory

/ ˌveɪnˈɡlɔːrɪ /

noun

  1. boastfulness or vanity
  2. ostentation


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Word History and Origins

Origin of vainglory1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English vainglorie, vein glorie, from Old French vaine gloiri, from translation of Latin vāna glōria “empty glory”; ( vain, glory )

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Synonym Study

See pride.

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Example Sentences

It seems like teenage vainglory: I can hear the Megadeth tape blasting in his yellow 1979 Le Mans from a block away.

Vainglory is not nearly so bad in a private person or even in an official as it is in a minister.

To desire vainglory is to desire lies, because when one person praises another he tells lies.

France, by vainglory and the old literary pretensions of Anjou, had also a balancing claim upon Italy.

A contemptuous designation, expressive of the combination of folly and vainglory.

I wish you well, for a pride founded on self-respect is pleasing in mine eyes; but take heed lest pride degenerate into vainglory.

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