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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : veyn-glawr-ee, -glohr-ee, veyn-glawr-ee, -glohr-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈveɪnˌglɔr i, -ˌgloʊr i, veɪnˈglɔr i, -ˈgloʊr i |
Definition of vainglory
Origin :- c.1300, "worthless glory," waynglori, from Old French vaine glorie, from Medieval Latin vana gloria (see vain + glory (n.)).
- noun pride
- I can say with a clear conscience, without any vainglory, that I had no fears for myself.
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- In performing their funerals, they show no state or vainglory.
- Extract from : « Tacitus on Germany » by Tacitus
- What you tell me will confound the vainglory of our modern sceptics.
- Extract from : « Balthasar » by Anatole France
- This was the moment of triumph and vainglory to the coachman.
- Extract from : « The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. » by Washington Irving
- "But I'm the worst snag that ever either of you struck," he went on in his vainglory.
- Extract from : « Stingaree » by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
- Each of them constitutes for him who enjoys it an obligation and not a reason for vainglory.
- Extract from : « The Simple Life » by Charles Wagner
- "Vainglory is a sleeveless errand," murmured the spirit of the flagellant.
- Extract from : « Under the Rose » by Frederic Stewart Isham
- But vainglory was no more a part of his nature, than was fear.
- Extract from : « Western Characters » by J. L. McConnel
- Faction and vainglory are best defeated by humility and unselfishness.
- Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren
- The temptations of vainglory are mightier than those of adversity.
- Extract from : « Epistle Sermons, Vol. II » by Martin Luther
Synonyms for vainglory
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