[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

vainglory \vain`glo"ry\, n. vain + glory.
   excessive vanity excited by one's own performances; empty
   pride; undue elation of mind; vain show; boastfulness.
   1913 webster

         he had nothing of vainglory.             --bacon.
   1913 webster

         the man's undone forever; for if hector break not his
         neck i' the combat, he'll break't himself in vainglory.
                                                  --shak.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

vainglory
     n : outspoken conceit syn: boastfulness
see also:
boastfulness 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

46 moby thesaurus words for "vainglory":
   amour-propre, arrogance, autoeroticism, boastfulness, bombast,
   complacency, consequentiality, ego trip, egoism, egotism,
   exhibition, flaunting, haughtiness, narcism, narcissism,
   overproudness, overweening pride, pride, self-admiration,
   self-advertisement, self-advertising, self-applause,
   self-approbation, self-complacency, self-congratulation,
   self-consequence, self-content, self-delight, self-endearment,
   self-esteem, self-glorification, self-gratulation, self-importance,
   self-infatuation, self-laudation, self-love, self-praise,
   self-respect, self-satisfaction, self-sufficiency, self-vaunting,
   self-worship, smugness, vaingloriousness, vainness, vanity

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