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the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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Vanity
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(1):
(n.) An inflation of mind upon slight grounds; empty pride inspired by an overweening conceit of one's personal attainments or decorations; an excessive desire for notice or approval; pride; ostentation; conceit.
(2):
(n.) One of the established characters in the old moralities and puppet shows. See Morality, n., 5.
(3):
(n.) That which is vain; anything empty, visionary, unreal, or unsubstantial; fruitless desire or effort; trifling labor productive of no good; empty pleasure; vain pursuit; idle show; unsubstantial enjoyment.
(4):
(n.) The quality or state of being vain; want of substance to satisfy desire; emptiness; unsubstantialness; unrealness; falsity.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Vanity'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​v/vanity.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Vanity'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​v/vanity.html. 1828.