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vainglory
[ veyn-glawr-ee, -glohr-ee, veyn-glawr-ee, -glohr-ee ]
noun
- excessive elation or pride over one's own achievements, abilities, etc.; boastful vanity.
Antonyms: humility
- empty pomp or show.
Synonyms: ostentation
vainglory
/ ˌveɪnˈɡlɔːrɪ /
noun
- boastfulness or vanity
- ostentation
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vainglory1
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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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