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vainglory
(encz) | vainglory,nafoukanost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Vainglory
(gcide) | Vainglory \Vain`glo"ry\, n. [Vain + glory.]
Excessive vanity excited by one's own performances; empty
pride; undue elation of mind; vain show; boastfulness.
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He had nothing of vainglory. --Bacon.
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The man's undone forever; for if Hector break not his
neck i' the combat, he'll break't himself in vainglory.
--Shak.
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vainglory
(wn) | vainglory
n 1: outspoken conceit [syn: boastfulness, vainglory] |
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Vainglory
(gcide) | Vainglory \Vain`glo"ry\, n. [Vain + glory.]
Excessive vanity excited by one's own performances; empty
pride; undue elation of mind; vain show; boastfulness.
[1913 Webster]
He had nothing of vainglory. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
The man's undone forever; for if Hector break not his
neck i' the combat, he'll break't himself in vainglory.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster] |
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