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.