pride

v. be proud of -, have a sense of satisfaction for -

n. high opinion, high regard; arrogance, pompousness; conceit, haughtiness; self-respect, self-esteem

Pride is the name of an emotion which refers to a strong sense of self-respect, a refusal to be humiliated as well as joy in the accomplishments of oneself or a person, group, nation or object that one identifies with. To think of self higher than anyone and everyone else. It is considered one of the seven deadly sins. According to the Concise Oxford Dictionary, Proud comes from late Old English prud, probably from Old French prude "brave, valiant" (11th century), from Latin prode "advantageous, profitable", from prodesse "be useful". The sense of "having a high opinion of oneself", not in French, may reflect the Anglo-Saxons' opinion of the Norman knights who called themselves "proud", like the French knights preux.
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Noun
1. a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
(synonym) pridefulness
(antonym) humility, humbleness
(hypernym) feeling
(hyponym) self-esteem, self-pride
2. satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements; "he takes pride in his son's success"
(hypernym) satisfaction
(derivation) plume, congratulate
3. the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards
(antonym) humility, humbleness
(hypernym) trait
(hyponym) civic pride, civic spirit
(attribute) proud
4. a group of lions
(hypernym) animal group
(member-meronym) lion, king of beasts, Panthera leo
5. unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)
(synonym) superbia
(hypernym) mortal sin, deadly sin
Verb
1. be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school"
(synonym) plume, congratulate
(hypernym) feel, experience

(v. t.)
To indulge in pride, or self-esteem; to rate highly; to plume; -- used reflexively.
  

(v. i.)
To be proud; to glory.
  

(n.)
The quality or state of being proud; inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank, etc., which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve, and often in contempt of others.
  

(n.)
That of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-gratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem, or of arrogant and presumptuous confidence, as beauty, ornament, noble character, children, etc.
  

(n.)
Show; ostentation; glory.
  

(n.)
Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation; disdain.
  

(n.)
Highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory; as, to be in the pride of one's life.
  

(n.)
Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness; hence, lust; sexual desire; esp., an excitement of sexual appetite in a female beast.
  

(n.)
A small European lamprey (Petromyzon branchialis); -- called also prid, and sandpiper.
  

(n.)
A sense of one's own worth, and abhorrence of what is beneath or unworthy of one; lofty self-respect; noble self-esteem; elevation of character; dignified bearing; proud delight; -- in a good sense.
  

Often a disputed ‘virtue’, pride is another motivator for men in general, valued by knights in some measure, but frequently preached against by the church . I believe that a distinction can be plainly seen between pride, the quality of valuing quality performance, and vainglory, the elevation of pride to a more important component of the ego.