self-gloryn.
/ˌsɛlfˈɡlɔːri/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈɡlɔri/ Glory or exaltedness claimed by a person for himself or herself.
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the mind > emotion > pride > vainglory > [noun]
vainglorya1300
gloryc1340
vaingloriousness1542
self-glory1549
self-flattery1574
self-praise1586
self-exaltation1615
self-applause1625
self-exalting1634
self-glorying1646
self-attribution1649
self-gloriation1654
self-congratulation1655
self-gratulation1697
self-glorification?1800
vaingloriness1820
1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. Sv Paule also dooeth openly reproue science for a thyng most hurtesome and pernicious, seyng it puffeth vp the minde of man with selfe glorie.
1647 J. Sparrow tr. J. Böhme XL. Questions conc. Soule i. §66 Covetousnesse, Pride, Selfe-glory [Ger. eigen-ruhm] and Arrogancy.
1729 W. Law Serious Call xvi. 299 If such a creature pretends to self-glory for any thing that he is, or does.
1850 P. H. Gosse Sacred Streams ii. 105 Self-indulgence, self-glory..hide Christ from the soul.
1948 Dublin Hist. Rec. 10 19 Self-glory and self-enrichment were his primary aims.
1999 J. McCain & M. Salter Faith of my Fathers xx. 257 I thought glory was the object of war, and all glory was self-glory.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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