Editing Vanity (section)

{{Short description|Excessive concern for one's own appearance, or importance}}
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[[File:Perrault Leon Jean Basile Vanitas.jpg|thumb|''[[Vanitas]]'' (Latin for vanity) by <bdi>[[Léon Perrault|Léon Bazille Perrault]], 1886</bdi>]]
'''Vanity''' is the excessive belief in one's own abilities or attractiveness compared to others. Prior to the 14th century, it did not have such [[narcissism|narcissistic]] undertones, and merely meant ''futility''.<ref>''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'', on ''vanity''</ref> The related term '''vainglory'''<!-- which redirects here --> is now often seen as an archaic synonym for ''vanity'', but originally meant ''considering one's own capabilities and that God's help was not needed'', i.e. unjustified [[boasting]];<ref>''Oxford English Dictionary'', on ''vainglory''</ref> although ''glory'' is now seen as having a predominantly positive meaning,{{citation needed|date=October 2017}} the [[Latin]] term from which it derives, ''gloria'', roughly means ''boasting'', and was often used as a negative criticism.<ref>''Oxford English Dictionary'', on ''glory''</ref>