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self-pride

[self-prahyd, self-]

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noun

pride in one's abilities, status, possessions, etc.; self-esteem.

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Origin of self-pride

First recorded in 1580–90

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for self-pride

Historical Examples of self-pride

He had been so sure of himself (but self-pride had ever been his besetting sin).
Robert Annys: Poor Priest
Annie Nathan Meyer
He could not help it—the last spark of his self-pride was fighting for its life.
The Manxman
Hall Caine
Self-pride urged that his experience in the wars was his real recommendation for what must prove a perilous and delicate work.
The Mercenary
W. J. Eccott
To the heart came well-nigh relinquished memories of self-pride and future hope.
Menotah
Ernest G. Henham
But immediately a new, manly feeling of self-pride took possession of him.
Foma Gordyeff
Maxim Gorky