Vainglorious
/ˌveɪnˈɡlɔː.ɹi.əs/ adj
adj ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Possessing excessive vanity or unwarranted pride.
"And the Apoſtle [Paul] ſeems here moſt peculiarly to have directed this Encomium of the Gospel, as a Defiance to the Philoſophers of his Time, the Fluſtring Vain-glorious Greeks, vvho pretended ſo much to magnify, and even Adore the VViſdom they profeſſed, […]"
Adjective
- 1 feeling self-importance wordnet
Example
More examples"And the Apoſtle [Paul] ſeems here moſt peculiarly to have directed this Encomium of the Gospel, as a Defiance to the Philoſophers of his Time, the Fluſtring Vain-glorious Greeks, vvho pretended ſo much to magnify, and even Adore the VViſdom they profeſſed, […]"
Etymology
From Middle English veinglorious, from Old French vain glorios, from Latin vānus (“empty”) + glōriōsus.