self-glory
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a word derived from
glory.
glorynounvery great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown.
Example Sentences
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His careerism, his scorched-earth path to self-glory, will likely fail, as it did with his effort to get a sweet post in the Bush administration.
From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2016
"Nick's really lovely and restores your faith in 'celebrity'; someone who is talented and humble and in no way out for self-glory or self-gratification," he said.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 27, 2010
One was of Europe so ordered that it would be a third force, protected, exclusive, Narcissus-like in its self-glory.
From Time Magazine Archive
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It was pride in the knowledge that he was absolutely free from self-glory or self-seeking.
From The Crucifixion of Philip Strong by Charles Monroe Sheldon
In this case," said Andrew, "I do not think it is self-glory, and I am sure it is not spite.
From Better Dead by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie