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vainglory

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vain⋅glo⋅ry

  [veyn-glawr-ee, -glohr-ee, veyn-glawr-ee, -glohr-ee]
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–noun
1. excessive elation or pride over one's own achievements, abilities, etc.; boastful vanity.
2. empty pomp or show.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME vainglorie, trans. of ML vāna glōria; see vain, glory

Synonyms:
1. See pride. 2. ostentation.

Antonyms:
1. humility.
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vain·glo·ry   (vān'glôr'ē, -glōr'ē, vān-glôr'ē, -glōr'ē)   
n.   pl. vain·glo·ries

  1. Boastful, unwarranted pride in one's accomplishments or qualities.

  2. Vain, ostentatious display.


[Middle English vein glory, from Old French vaine gloire, from Latin vāna glōria, empty pride : vāna, feminine of vānus, empty; see vain + glōria, glory, pride.]
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Word Origin & History

vainglory 
c.1300, "worthless glory," waynglori, from O.Fr. vaine glorie, from M.L. vana gloria (see vain).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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