Definition of Vainglary
Vain`glo"ry (?), n. [Vain +
glory.] Excessive vanity excited by one's own performances;
empty pride; undue elation of mind; vain show; boastfulness.
He had nothing of vainglory.
Bacon.
The man's undone forever; for if Hector break not his neck
i' the combat, he'll break't himself in vainglory.
Shak.
Vain`glo"ry (?), n. [Vain +
glory.] Excessive vanity excited by one's own performances;
empty pride; undue elation of mind; vain show; boastfulness.
He had nothing of vainglory.
Bacon.
The man's undone forever; for if Hector break not his neck
i' the combat, he'll break't himself in vainglory.
Shak.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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