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pride
has definitions from the fields of religion,theology,biology,zoology
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[ noun ] a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
Synonyms Used in print (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)This may just be pride in my adopted State_of_Washington , but certainly I love to visit their mound cities near Yakima and Prosser in July or August , when the bees are in their most active period . (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)No_matter how devoted a man was , no_matter how fully he gave his life to the Lord , he could never extinguish that one spark of pride that gave him definition as an individual . (W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)It was all the pride he had . Related terms |
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[ noun ] satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements
Examples "he takes pride in his son's success" Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)Another source of NBC pride was its rare film_clip of Bix_Beiderbecke , but this view of the great trumpeter flew_by so fast that a prolonged wink would have blotted_out the entire glimpse . And to an industry that prides itself on authenticity , he urged greater realism . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards
Used in print (Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)Afraid at one_and_the_same time that his work might be turned_down - which would be a blow to his pride even_though no_one knew he was the author - and that the work would be accepted , and then that his violent feelings in the matter would certainly betray how deeply concerned he was in_spite_of himself . |
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[ verb ] be proud of
Synonyms Examples "He prides himself on making it into law school" Used in print (San Francisco Chronicle,...)There have even been serious errors in the U._S._Forest_Service , whose officials pride themselves in their scientific training , he added . (The Nation, 193: 16...)It contained , for_example , a_number_of curious admissions about the peasants , who enjoy no sickness_benefits , no old-age pensions , no paid holidays ; they still benefit far less_than the `` other '' 50 per_cent of the nation from_that `` welfare_state '' which the Soviet_Union so greatly prides itself on being . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (biology,zoology) a group of lions
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[ verb ] pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3507
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[ noun ] (religion,theology) unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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