vanagloria

Meaning

Hyphenated as
va‧na‧glò‧ria
Pronounced as (IPA)
/va.naˈɡlɔ.rja/
Etymology

From Medieval Latin vāna glōria, from Latin vāna (“empty, groundless, boastful”) + glōria (“fame, ambition, boasting”). By surface analysis, vana (“vain”) + gloria (“glory”). Cognate with English vainglory, Portuguese vanglória and Spanish vanagloria.

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes