NOUN | act | superbia, pride | unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins) |
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Meaning | Unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins). | |
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Synonym | pride | |
Narrower | arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness | overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors |
Broader | mortal sin, deadly sin | An unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace |
Spanish | soberbia, superbia | |
Catalan | superbia, supèrbia |
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