Today's Word "vainglory"
Published in Vocabulary
vainglory \VAYN-glor-ee; vayn-GLOR-ee\ (noun) - 1 : Excessive pride in one's achievements, abilities, qualities, etc. 2 : Vain display.
"Spurred by the vainglory of being the first person in recent memory to locate an antique musket on the archaeological site, James was spurred on to achieve greater glories."
Vainglory is from Middle English vein glory, ultimately from Latin vana gloria, "empty pride," from vana, "empty" and gloria, "glory, pride." The adjective form is vainglorious.
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