vainglory

IPA: vˈeɪngɫˈɔri

noun

  • Excessive vanity.
  • Boastful, unwarranted pride in one's accomplishments or qualities.
  • Vain, ostentatious display.
  • A regarding of oneself with undue favor.

verb

  • (intransitive) To boast; to act in a vain manner.
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Examples of "vainglory" in Sentences

  • Pride returns in place of vainglory.
  • He lists vainglory as a capital vice.
  • Is it not vainglory and medicine after death
  • Perhaps vainglory should be a ground for deletion.
  • Alsothis is the political in the vainglory of the past.
  • A similar problem occurs when discussing pride and vainglory.

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