vainglories
Hollow prideful displays
Vainglories is the plural of vainglory—excessive pride in one's accomplishments or qualities, especially when accompanied by boastful display.
The word carries an old-fashioned, literary tone, suggesting vanity that demands an audience: He catalogued his vainglories at every dinner party.
Multiple instances or types of such prideful behavior are vainglories.
Excessive pride in oneself
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- conceitExaggerated self-admiration
- self-aggrandizementInflating one's own status
vanity · pomposity · egotism · swagger · pretension · haughtiness · self-importance · narcissism
Desire for achievement
- statusOne's relative position
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
- titlesNames of creative works
- honorsRecognition for achievement
accolades · rank · fame · renown · achievement · recognition · distinction · triumph
Knightly code of honor
- knightsTitled warriors on horseback
- heraldryStudy of armorial bearings
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- tournamentsOrganized competitive series
banners · nobility · courtly · feudal · conquest · crusades · valor · deeds
Violation of divine law
- vanityExcessive pride in oneself
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- follyAbsence of good judgment
- transienceBrevity of existence
futility · mortality · pride · temptation · worldliness · idolatry · corruption · delusion
boastfulness
Excessive pride in oneself
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- conceitExaggerated self-admiration
self-aggrandizement · vanity · pomposity · egotism · swagger · pretension · haughtiness · self-importance · narcissism · braggadocio
ambition
Desire for achievement
honors · accolades · rank · fame · renown · achievement · recognition · distinction · triumph · laurels
chivalry
Knightly code of honor
- knightsTitled warriors on horseback
- heraldryStudy of armorial bearings
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
tournaments · banners · nobility · courtly · feudal · conquest · crusades · valor · deeds · exploits
sin
Violation of divine law
transience · futility · mortality · pride · temptation · worldliness · idolatry · corruption · delusion · fleeting
vainglorieshumility
Freedom from arrogance
modesty · self-effacement · meekness · humbleness · unpretentiousness