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SUPERBIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does superbia mean? 

SUPERBIA (noun)
  The noun SUPERBIA has 1 sense:

1. unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)play

  Familiarity information: SUPERBIA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SUPERBIA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

pride; superbia

Hypernyms ("superbia" is a kind of...):

deadly sin; mortal sin (an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "superbia"):

arrogance; haughtiness; hauteur; high-handedness; lordliness (overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors)


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