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Superbia

Definition: Superbia

Superbia

Noun

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

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "superbia" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references)


Synonym: Superbia

Synonym: pride (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Superbia

Non-English Usage: "Superbia" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Italian (arrogance, haughtiness, pride), Latin (arrogance, haughtiness, pride).

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Bible Trace: Superbia

LanguageDateSourceProverbs Chapter 16, Verse 18
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintPro suntribhV hgeitai ubriV pro de ptwmatoV kakofrosunh
Latin405VulgateContritionem praecedit superbia et ante ruinam exaltatur spiritus
Middle English1395WyclifPride goth befor contricioun; and befor falling the spirit shal ben enhauncid.
Jacobean English1611King JamesPride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Victorian English1833WebsterPride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Basic English1964OgdenPride goes before destruction, and a stiff spirit before a fall.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Superbia

LanguageProverbs Chapter 16, Verse 18
Cebuano¶ Ang pagkagarboso magauna sa pagkalaglag, Ug ang mapahitas-ong espiritu magauna sa pagkahulog.
CroatianPred slomom ide oholost i pred padom uznositost.
DanishHovmod går forud for Fald, Overmod forud for Snublen.
DutchHovaardigheid is voor de verbreking, en hoogheid des geestes voor den val.
FinnishKopeus käy kukistumisen edellä, ylpeys lankeemuksen edellä.
FrenchL`arrogance précède la ruine, Et l`orgueil précède la chute.
GermanWer zu Grunde gehen soll, der wird zuvor stolz; und Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall.
Haitian Creole¶ Lè ou gen lanbisyon, yo pa lwen kraze ou. Lè w'ap fè awogans, ou pa lwen mouri.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariKesombongan mengakibatkan kehancuran; keangkuhan mengakibatkan keruntuhan.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaCongkak itu dahulu dari pada kebinasaan, dan kebesaran hati dahulu dari pada jatuh.
ItalianPrima della rovina viene l'orgoglio e prima della caduta lo spirito altero.
Korean교 만 은 패 망 의 봉 이 " 거 만 한 마 음 은 넘 어 짐 의 앞 잡 이 니 라
Maori¶ Haere ai te whakakake i mua o te whakangaromanga, te wairua whakapehapeha i mua i te hinganga.
NorwegianForut for undergang går overmot, og forut for fall stolt mot.
PortugueseA soberba precede a destruição, e a altivez do espírito precede a queda.   
RumanianMkndria merge knaintea pieirii, wi trufia merge knainte cqderii. -
RussianрПЗЙ'ЕМЙ ТЕ"ЫЕУФЧХЕФ ЗПТ"ПУФШ, Й Б"ЕОЙА--ОБ"НЕООПУФШ.
SpanishAntes de la quiebra está el orgullo; y antes de la caída, la altivez de espíritu.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: Superbia

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-e-i-p-r-s-u"

-1 letter: upbears, upraise.

-2 letters: abuser, airbus, aspire, braise, bruise, buries, bursae, busier, pareus, paries, pauser, praise, rabies, rubies, spirea, subpar, superb, upbear, uprise, urbias.

-3 letters: abris, abuse, apers, apres, arise, asper, aurei, aures, auris, bares, baser, bears, beaus, biers, birse, braes, bries, buras, burps, bursa, burse, pairs, paise, pares, pareu, paris, parse, pause, pears.

 Words containing the letters "a-b-e-i-p-r-s-u"
 

+2 letters: euphorbias, subprimate, upbraiders.

 

+3 letters: insuperable, insuperably, persuasible, republicans, subprimates.

 

+4 letters: ailurophobes, bankruptcies, disreputable, disreputably, paintbrushes, subepidermal, supercabinet.

 

+5 letters: hyperurbanism, insupportable, perturbations, republicanism, supercabinets.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Superbia


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

53 75 70 65 72 62 69 61

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010011 01110101 01110000 01100101 01110010 01100010 01101001 01100001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#83 &#117 &#112 &#101 &#114 &#98 &#105 &#97

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0053 0075 0070 0065 0072 0062 0069 0061

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

5387827184687567

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Bible Trace
5. Anagrams
6. Orthography
7. Bibliography


  

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