vaingloriousadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)veɪnˈɡlɔːrɪəs/, U.S.

/ˌveɪnˈɡlɔriəs/

Forms: Also 1500s–1700s as two words, 1500s– with hyphen.

Etymology: < vainglory n. Compare medieval Latin vānaglōriōsus (Old French vana-, vaneglorious), Spanish vanaglorioso, Italian vanaglorioso, Portuguese vanglorioso.

1. Filled with, given to, indulging in, vainglory; inordinately boastful or proud of one's own abilities, actions, or qualities; excessively and ostentatiously vain.

a. Const. of.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > vainglory > [adjective]

gloriousa1382

vainglorious?a1500

self-flatteringa1586

self-exalting1601

self-applauding1614

self-praised1626

self-flattered1647

self-glorying1659

self-exalted1668

self-gratulating1755

self-congratulating1774

self-congratulatory1798

self-applausivea1805

self-gratulatory1818

self-exaltative1821

a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Cock & Fox l. 591 in Poems (1981) 26 Nyse proud men, woid and vaneglorious Of kin and blude.

1648 T. Gage Eng.-Amer. 160 Being not a little vain glorious of what he had done with me.

1729 W. Law Serious Call xviii. 330 They think it a part of their duty to be proud, envious, and vain-glorious of their own accomplishments.

1785 W. Cowper Task iii. 715 When he call'd, Vain-glorious of her charms, his Vashti forth To grace the full pavilion.

b. Without const.

ΚΠ

?1510 T. More tr. G. F. Pico della Mirandola Lyfe I. Picus sig. b.iv Not the knowledge of the hebrewe, chaldey & arabie language beside greke and laten could make him waingloriouse.

1600 B. Jonson Every Man out of his Humor Dram. Pers. sig. Aiii Punctarvolo. A Vaine-glorious Knight, ouer-Englishing his trauels, and wholly consecrated to Singularitie; the very Iacobs staffe of Complement.

a1639 W. Whately Prototypes (1640) i. xi. 88 Be not vaine~glorious, studying to doe some earthly vaine thing, for which you may be talked of farre and neere.

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. xi. 49 Vain-glorious men..delight in supposing themselves gallant men.

1713 E. Young Poem on Last Day iii. 55 Look round Vainglorious Muse, and You whoe'er Devote your selves to Fame, and think her Fair.

1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Vain glorious, or ostentatious man, one who boasts without reason.

1813 P. B. Shelley Queen Mab iii. 38 Where is the fame Which the vain-glorious mighty of the earth Seek to eternize?

1840 W. H. Ainsworth Tower of London (1864) 370 One of the galleries of the palace, where the vain-glorious mannikin was lingering in the hope of being admitted to the royal presence.

1881 E. B. Tylor Anthropol. 384 Even the vainglorious scribes of Egypt would hardly venture to record events without a foundation of fact.

absolute.a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) Prol. sig. A.ij Our Comedie..against the vayne glorious doth inuey.1596 J. Norden Progr. Pietie f. 90 Though it please the vaine-glorious for a time, it will bring repentance.1636 D. Featley Clavis Mystica viii. 101 He baiteth the hook..for the vaine-glorious with popularitie.1850 W. Irving Mahomet (1853) viii. 43 For God loveth not the arrogant and vainglorious.figurative and in extended use.1569 B. Googe Shippe of Safegarde sig. B.iiij The loftie minde That in this world doth seeke to glister so, Blowne on this rocke by fond vainglorious winde, Fall headlong downe.1619 J. Taylor Kicksey Winsey sig. B1 Ich'd with the vaine-glorious worme, To write and lie.

2. Characterized by, indicative of, or proceeding from vainglory.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > vainglory > [adjective] > characterized by or indicative of vainglory

vainglorious1533

self-gloriousa1616

self-glorying1659

1533 J. Gau tr. C. Pedersen Richt Vay 4 Sic vane glorious tetels and namis and pouers.

1575 G. Gascoigne Glasse of Gouernem. iv. vii. sig. Iiiii^v Wandring..in a vayne glorious oppinion of their owne wit.

1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 331 Such stately honors and vainglorious praises as he in his life time enioyed.

1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. iv. §11 Whether that bee ground of that vain-glorious boast..I here dispute not.

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1667 (1955) III. 500 The Vice-Chancellors Letter..were too vaineglorious to insert.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. iv. 610 Neptune that speech vain-glorious hearing, grasp'd His trident.

1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. II. vi. ix. 376 Let not my readers imagine..that I am indulging in vain glorious boastings.

1861 G. A. Sala Dutch Pict. xvi. 243 ‘See Naples and then die,’ is the vain-glorious saying of the Neapolitans.

1896 Duke of Argyll Philos. Belief 268 They were the very incarnations of vainglorious pride.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vainglorious
释义	vaingloriousadj. Brit. /(ˌ)veɪnˈɡlɔːrɪəs/, U.S. /ˌveɪnˈɡlɔriəs/ Forms: Also 1500s–1700s as two words, 1500s– with hyphen. Etymology: < vainglory n. Compare medieval Latin vānaglōriōsus (Old French vana-, vaneglorious), Spanish vanaglorioso, Italian vanaglorioso, Portuguese vanglorioso. 1. Filled with, given to, indulging in, vainglory; inordinately boastful or proud of one's own abilities, actions, or qualities; excessively and ostentatiously vain. a. Const. of. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > vainglory > [adjective] gloriousa1382 vainglorious?a1500 self-flatteringa1586 self-exalting1601 self-applauding1614 self-praised1626 self-flattered1647 self-glorying1659 self-exalted1668 self-gratulating1755 self-congratulating1774 self-congratulatory1798 self-applausivea1805 self-gratulatory1818 self-exaltative1821 a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Cock & Fox l. 591 in Poems (1981) 26 Nyse proud men, woid and vaneglorious Of kin and blude. 1648 T. Gage Eng.-Amer. 160 Being not a little vain glorious of what he had done with me. 1729 W. Law Serious Call xviii. 330 They think it a part of their duty to be proud, envious, and vain-glorious of their own accomplishments. 1785 W. Cowper Task iii. 715 When he call'd, Vain-glorious of her charms, his Vashti forth To grace the full pavilion. b. Without const. ΚΠ ?1510 T. More tr. G. F. Pico della Mirandola Lyfe I. Picus sig. b.iv Not the knowledge of the hebrewe, chaldey & arabie language beside greke and laten could make him waingloriouse. 1600 B. Jonson Every Man out of his Humor Dram. Pers. sig. Aiii Punctarvolo. A Vaine-glorious Knight, ouer-Englishing his trauels, and wholly consecrated to Singularitie; the very Iacobs staffe of Complement. View more context for this quotation a1639 W. Whately Prototypes (1640) i. xi. 88 Be not vaine~glorious, studying to doe some earthly vaine thing, for which you may be talked of farre and neere. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. xi. 49 Vain-glorious men..delight in supposing themselves gallant men. 1713 E. Young Poem on Last Day iii. 55 Look round Vainglorious Muse, and You whoe'er Devote your selves to Fame, and think her Fair. 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Vain glorious, or ostentatious man, one who boasts without reason. 1813 P. B. Shelley Queen Mab iii. 38 Where is the fame Which the vain-glorious mighty of the earth Seek to eternize? 1840 W. H. Ainsworth Tower of London (1864) 370 One of the galleries of the palace, where the vain-glorious mannikin was lingering in the hope of being admitted to the royal presence. 1881 E. B. Tylor Anthropol. 384 Even the vainglorious scribes of Egypt would hardly venture to record events without a foundation of fact. absolute.a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) Prol. sig. A.ij Our Comedie..against the vayne glorious doth inuey.1596 J. Norden Progr. Pietie f. 90 Though it please the vaine-glorious for a time, it will bring repentance.1636 D. Featley Clavis Mystica viii. 101 He baiteth the hook..for the vaine-glorious with popularitie.1850 W. Irving Mahomet (1853) viii. 43 For God loveth not the arrogant and vainglorious.figurative and in extended use.1569 B. Googe Shippe of Safegarde sig. B.iiij The loftie minde That in this world doth seeke to glister so, Blowne on this rocke by fond vainglorious winde, Fall headlong downe.1619 J. Taylor Kicksey Winsey sig. B1 Ich'd with the vaine-glorious worme, To write and lie. 2. Characterized by, indicative of, or proceeding from vainglory. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > vainglory > [adjective] > characterized by or indicative of vainglory vainglorious1533 self-gloriousa1616 self-glorying1659 1533 J. Gau tr. C. Pedersen Richt Vay 4 Sic vane glorious tetels and namis and pouers. 1575 G. Gascoigne Glasse of Gouernem. iv. vii. sig. Iiiii^v Wandring..in a vayne glorious oppinion of their owne wit. 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 331 Such stately honors and vainglorious praises as he in his life time enioyed. 1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. iv. §11 Whether that bee ground of that vain-glorious boast..I here dispute not. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1667 (1955) III. 500 The Vice-Chancellors Letter..were too vaineglorious to insert. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. iv. 610 Neptune that speech vain-glorious hearing, grasp'd His trident. 1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. II. vi. ix. 376 Let not my readers imagine..that I am indulging in vain glorious boastings. 1861 G. A. Sala Dutch Pict. xvi. 243 ‘See Naples and then die,’ is the vain-glorious saying of the Neapolitans. 1896 Duke of Argyll Philos. Belief 268 They were the very incarnations of vainglorious pride. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.?a1500
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