Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Pride in oneself; self-esteem.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Pride in one's own character, abilities, or reputation; self-esteem.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a feeling of pride in yourself
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Examples
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It was a world in which many well-educated men and women had come to see the Church of England as insufficiently countercultural in the face of materialism, agnosticism, and alternating moods of self-pride and despair, and who then saw in Rome a constancy and a consistency betokening a sure guide to the meaning of the
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Harmful self-examination revolves around ones own success or defeat, stimulating attitudes of self-pride or self - pity.
THE DANGERS OF SPIRITUAL LIFE-By Watchman Nee A Fair Mitre admin 2009
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Where once our greatest strength as a nation was our multicultural society enriched by a variety of viewpoints all aimed at finding different solutions to making a better country for our children, we now malign those that disagree with us and believe in self-pride over self-respect.
DNC reacts: Palin decision 'continues a pattern of bizarre behavior' 2009
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Even today, there are three self-pride rules I abide by: smell good, taste good, and look good.
Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011
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Harmful self-examination revolves around ones own success or defeat, stimulating attitudes of self-pride or self - pity.
Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009
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Even today, there are three self-pride rules I abide by: smell good, taste good, and look good.
Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011
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Even today, there are three self-pride rules I abide by: smell good, taste good, and look good.
Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011
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Black dollars invested in the Black community also produced self-pride, self-sufficiency, and self-determination.
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Like Black Tulsa, African Americans can continue to survive by self-pride, self-help, and self-determination.
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Tapping the self-pride we feel in view of our innate good qualities, we try to imagine self-dignity filling the person with white light.
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