vainglory

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English vainglorie, vein glorie, from Old French vaine gloiri, from translation of Latin vāna glōria “empty glory”; (see vain, glory)

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1. See pride.

Words nearby vainglory

vahine, vail, vain, Väinämöinen, vainglorious, vainglory, vair, Vaisheshika, Vaishnava, Vaisya, vaivode

How to use vainglory in a sentence

Suspicion and vainglory, as Ronald Grigor Suny shows, were present from the start in Stalin’s approach to politics.
Did Stalin’s rise to power foretell the butchery that came next?|Robert Service|October 30, 2020|Washington Post
It seems like teenage vainglory: I can hear the Megadeth tape blasting in his yellow 1979 Le Mans from a block away.
The Stacks: The Judas Priest Teen Suicide Trial|Ivan Solotaroff|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Vainglory is not nearly so bad in a private person or even in an official as it is in a minister.
Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians|Martin Luther
To desire vainglory is to desire lies, because when one person praises another he tells lies.
Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians|Martin Luther

France, by vainglory and the old literary pretensions of Anjou, had also a balancing claim upon Italy.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 (2 vols)|Thomas De Quincey
A contemptuous designation, expressive of the combination of folly and vainglory.
The History of the Reformation of Religion in Scotland|John Knox
I wish you well, for a pride founded on self-respect is pleasing in mine eyes; but take heed lest pride degenerate into vainglory.
An Egyptian Princess, Complete|Georg Ebers

British Dictionary definitions for vainglory

vainglory

/ (ˌveɪnˈɡlɔːrɪ) /

noun

boastfulness or vanity

ostentation

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