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vainglory definition

vain·glory (vān′glôr′ē, vān glôr′ē)

noun

  1. extreme self-pride and boastfulness; excessive and ostentatious vanity
  2. vain show or empty pomp

Etymology: ME vainglorie < OFr vaine gloire < L vana gloria, empty boasting: see vain & glory

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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