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vainglory

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vain·glo·ry  (vnglôr, -glr, vn-glôr, -glr)
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 vna glria, empty pride : vna, feminine of vnus, empty; see vain + glria, glory, pride.]
vainglory [ˌveɪnˈglɔːrɪ]
n
1. boastfulness or vanity
2. ostentation
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.vaingloryvainglory - outspoken conceit                    
boastfulness
conceitedness, vanity, conceit - the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride
Translations
vainglory [veɪnˈglɔːrɪ] N → vanagloria f
vainglory
n (old) → Prahlerei f, → Selbstverherrlichung f; (= characteristic) → Dünkel m; (of appearance) → Pomp m


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You know, Gilbert, we folk on this side of Four Winds have an old saying--`From the conceit of the Elliotts, the pride of the MacAllisters, and the vainglory of the Crawfords, good Lord deliver us.
Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
From some casual sentences that he overheard, he perceived that it was something from which the old man promised himself much satisfaction, and to which he attached a little vainglory but which he wished to keep a secret; so he suffered him to spin out his petty plans unmolested.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
I hear mass every day; I share my substance with the poor, making no display of good works, lest I let hypocrisy and vainglory, those enemies that subtly take possession of the most watchful heart, find an entrance into mine.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
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