Pride

This article is about a feeling of believing in oneself. For other meanings see Pride (disambiguation).

Pride refers to a sense of self-respect, a refusal to be humiliatedas well as joyin the accomplishments of oneself or a person, group, or object that one identifies with.

In Christianity, pride (or vanity) is the essentially competitive and excessive belief in one's own abilities that interferes with the individual's recognition of the grace of God, or the worth which God sees in others. It has been called the sin from which all others arise. Pride is listed as one of the seven deadly sins, as superbia. Pride is also condemned in Hinduism. Ravana, an evil king who was killed by Rama, avatarof Vishnu, exhibited deadly sins of pride and lust. In spiritualitypride is linked to the local "I" and ego, as distinct from the nonlocal "us".

Some languages distinguish between the two senses of pride; in French, self-respect is fierté and vanity is orgueuil.

Secondary pride is a little-known but often felt variant of pride. The pride people feel for what their ancestors, children, or country has done is classified as secondary or vicarious pride.

Hubris, or excessive pride, was usually the defining traitthat lead to the tragic hero's tragic downfall according to Aristotle.

See also

• Narcissism
• Victory disease
• Seven deadly sins
• Europride
• Hubrisde:Stolz

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