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单词 self-exalting
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self-exaltingn.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfᵻɡˈzɔːltɪŋ/, /ˌsɛlfɛɡˈzɔːltɪŋ/, /ˌsɛlfᵻɡˈzɒltɪŋ/, /ˌsɛlfɛɡˈzɒltɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfɪɡˈzɔltɪŋ/, /ˌsɛlfɛɡˈzɔltɪŋ/, /ˌsɛlfɪɡˈzɑltɪŋ/, /ˌsɛlfɛɡˈzɑltɪŋ/
Forms: see self- prefix and exalting n.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, exalting n.
Etymology: < self- prefix + exalting n. Compare earlier self-exaltation n.
Self-exaltation; elevation of one's own status, power, importance, etc. Also occasionally with the and plural agreement: self-exalting people collectively.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pride > vainglory > [noun]
vainglorya1300
gloryc1340
vaingloriousness1542
self-glory1549
self-flattery1574
self-praise1586
self-exaltation1615
self-applause1625
self-exalting1634
self-glorying1646
self-attribution1649
self-gloriation1654
self-congratulation1655
self-gratulation1697
self-glorification?1800
vaingloriness1820
1634 H. Whitfield Some Helpes stir up to Christian Duties ii. 17 (margin) He..secretly confesseth the privy pronenesse of his owne heart to selfe-exalting.
1685 R. Baxter Paraphr. New Test. 1 Tim. iii. 6 The Errour of Self-exalting.
1713 M. Henry Serm. Ordination Mr. Atkinson 45 Superior Knowledge and Experience increase real Worth; but should..set at the greater Distance from Vanity and Self-exalting.
1752 J. Wesley Christian Libr. XII. 231 The first Step to Self-Denial, is—to be convinced of ones Desire after Self-exalting, Self-admiring, Self-advancing.
1864 A. A. Bonar in Christian Treasury 20 15/1 It is the remnants of pride in us, of self-importance, of self-seeking, of self-exalting, that keep us from..our present acceptance.
1947 M. J. Suelzer tr. Julianus Pomerius Contempl. Life iii. x. 124 The proud are its slaves; at its feet lie the self-exalting.
2015 C. Rawson Swift & Others x. 235 Rochester's jeering insouciance steers clear of any self-exalting.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

self-exaltingadj.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfᵻɡˈzɔːltɪŋ/, /ˌsɛlfɛɡˈzɔːltɪŋ/, /ˌsɛlfᵻɡˈzɒltɪŋ/, /ˌsɛlfɛɡˈzɒltɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfɪɡˈzɔltɪŋ/, /ˌsɛlfɛɡˈzɔltɪŋ/, /ˌsɛlfɪɡˈzɑltɪŋ/, /ˌsɛlfɛɡˈzɑltɪŋ/
Forms: see self- prefix and exalt v. and -ing suffix2.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, exalt v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < self- prefix + exalt v. + -ing suffix2.
Characterized by or involving self-exaltation.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pride > vainglory > [adjective]
gloriousa1382
vainglorious?a1500
self-flatteringa1586
self-exalting1601
self-applauding1614
self-praised1626
self-flattered1647
self-glorying1659
self-exalted1668
self-gratulating1755
self-congratulating1774
self-congratulatory1798
self-applausivea1805
self-gratulatory1818
self-exaltative1821
1601 W. I. Whipping of Satyre sig. D7v My friend, you are a vild whoremongring knaue, A lecherous Rogue,..A selfe-exalting second Lucifer.
a1688 J. Bunyan Of Trinity in Wks. (1767) I. 690 Those high towering and self-exalting imaginations.
1720 R. Erskine Gospel-canticles i. 15 The Bride begins with Fear and Terror, To see her legal, Self-exalting Error.
1782 W. Cowper Hope in Poems 168 If self-exalting claims be turn'd adrift.
1815 Evangelical Mag. & Missionary Chron. Oct. 387/1 The doctrines of Christ are diametrically opposite to those proud and self-exalting sentiments.
1850 W. R. Williams Relig. Progress v. 107 It is a summons..to expel the self-pleasing brute, and the self-exalting fiend, and to put on the self-abasing and self-restraining Christ.
1930 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 23 Sept. 4/1 Mr. Morrow's utterance was, in general, a plea..against the arrogant and self-exalting attitude of one nation in its dealings with another.
1976 F. Wyers Miguel de Unamuno i. ii. 24 One suspects the hidden presence of a self-exalting and dominating cruelty.
2016 Internat. N.Y. Times (Nexis) 18 Jan. 18 For decades, Mr. Trump has boasted of his boardroom skills in self-exalting speeches and books.

Derivatives

self-eˈxaltingly adv.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pride > vainglory > [adverb]
for vaingloryc1380
vaingloriously1542
gloriously1566
self-gratulatingly1835
self-exaltingly1874
1874 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David IV. Ps. lxxxvi. 5 So self-exaltingly indignant at the injuries done them by others.
1947 Altoona (Pa.) Mirror 29 Jan. 13/4 President Roosevelt really considered Dean Acheson a ‘weakling,’ as Mr. Morgenthau has self-exaltingly written.
2006 B. Higgins & H. Parker Reading Melville's Pierre iii. 63 It is precisely to such self-exaltingly self-sacrificial impulses that the mysterious letter appeals.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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