Vainglory synonyms

vān'glôr'ē, vān-glôr'ē

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worldliness (related)
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conceit
(Uncountable) Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris. [from 17th c.]
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arrogance
The definition of arrogance is when a person believes he or she is better than others and knows more than everyone else, or when a person believes he is capable of something he really isn't.
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pomp
A procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a pageant.
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ostentation (related)
Showy display, as of wealth or knowledge; pretentiousness
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amour-propre
Self-esteem
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ego
(Psychology, Freudian) the most central part of the mind, which mediates with one's surroundings
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egoism
The tendency to think of self and self-interest.
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narcissism
A personality disorder characterized by an exaggerated sense of self-importance, need for admiration, and lack of empathy.
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pride
A flamboyant or impressive group:
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vainness
The property of being vain.
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vanity
Emptiness.
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ego trip
Self-aggrandizement; an act undertaken to increase one's own power and influence or to draw attention to one's own importance.
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self-love (related)
The instinct or desire to promote one's own well-being; regard for or love of one's self.
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boastfulness
The characteristic of being boastful.
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self-advertisement
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self-laudation
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self-praise
The praise of one's self; self-applause.
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covetousness (related)
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avarice (related)
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self-will (related)
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self-conceit (related)
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self-righteousness (related)
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wantonness (related)
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Find another word for vainglory. In this page you can discover 25 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for vainglory, like: worldliness, conceit, arrogance, pomp, ostentation, amour-propre, ego, egoism, egotism, narcissism and pride.
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Vainglory Sentence Examples

  • He did not hesitate to flaunt his great personal vainglory in public.

  • Never was man more free than Latimer from the taint of fanaticism or less dominated by " vainglory," but the motives which now inspired his courage not only placed him beyond the influence of fear, but enabled him to taste in dying an ineffable thrill of victorious achievement.

  • Of those, again, who maintain the traditional view, some, like Niebuhr and Grote, regard it as convicting Alexander of mad ambition and vainglory, whilst to Kaerst Alexander only incorporates ideas which were the timely fruit of a long historical development.

  • the bishops and priests, of the wide-spread covetousness and vainglory as well as the growing heresies among Christians generally, agree with similar accounts in 2 Peter, 2 Timothy and Clement of Rome.

  • He checked the vainglory of Alexander, when he aspired to the honours of divinity, by pointing to his wounded finger, saying, "See the blood of a mortal, not of a god."

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