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Definition: Superbia |
SuperbiaNoun1. 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: SuperbiaSynonym: pride (n). (additional references) |
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). |
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 16, Verse 18 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Pro suntribhV hgeitai ubriV pro de ptwmatoV kakofrosunh |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Contritionem praecedit superbia et ante ruinam exaltatur spiritus |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Pride goth befor contricioun; and befor falling the spirit shal ben enhauncid. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Pride goes before destruction, and a stiff spirit before a fall. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Proverbs Chapter 16, Verse 18 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ang pagkagarboso magauna sa pagkalaglag, Ug ang mapahitas-ong espiritu magauna sa pagkahulog. |
| Croatian | Pred slomom ide oholost i pred padom uznositost. |
| Danish | Hovmod går forud for Fald, Overmod forud for Snublen. |
| Dutch | Hovaardigheid is voor de verbreking, en hoogheid des geestes voor den val. |
| Finnish | Kopeus käy kukistumisen edellä, ylpeys lankeemuksen edellä. |
| French | L`arrogance précède la ruine, Et l`orgueil précède la chute. |
| German | Wer 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-hari | Kesombongan mengakibatkan kehancuran; keangkuhan mengakibatkan keruntuhan. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Congkak itu dahulu dari pada kebinasaan, dan kebesaran hati dahulu dari pada jatuh. |
| Italian | Prima della rovina viene l'orgoglio e prima della caduta lo spirito altero. |
| Korean | 교 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. |
| Norwegian | Forut for undergang går overmot, og forut for fall stolt mot. |
| Portuguese | A soberba precede a destruição, e a altivez do espírito precede a queda. |
| Rumanian | Mkndria merge knaintea pieirii, wi trufia merge knainte cqderii. - |
| Russian | рПЗЙ'ЕМЙ ТЕ"ЫЕУФЧХЕФ ЗПТ"ПУФШ, Й Б"ЕОЙА--ОБ"НЕООПУФШ. |
| Spanish | Antes 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. | |
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. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 75 70 65 72 62 69 61 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... ..- .--. . .-. -... .. .- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01110101 01110000 01100101 01110010 01100010 01101001 01100001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S u p e r b i a |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0075 0070 0065 0072 0062 0069 0061 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5387827184687567 |
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