Proud
King James Dictionary [1]
PROUD, a.
1. Having inordinate self-esteem possessing a high or unreasonable conceit of one's own excellence, either of body or mind. A man may be proud of his person, of his talents,of his accomplishments or of his achievements. He may be proud of any thing to which he bears some relation. He may be proud of his country, his government, his equipage, or of whatever may, by association, gratify his esteem of himself. He may even be proud of his religion or of his church. He conceives that any thing excellent or valuable, in which he has a share, or to which he stands related, contributes to his own importance, and this conception exalts his opinion of himself. Proud is followed by of, before the object, supra. 2. Arrogant haughty supercilious.
A foe so proud will not the weaker seek.
3. Daring presumptuous.
By his understanding he smiteth through the proud. Job 26
4. Lofty of mien grand of person as a proud steed. 5. Grand, lofty splendid magnificent.
Storms of stones from the proud temple's height.
6. Ostentatious grand as proud titles. 7. Splendid exhibiting grandeur and distinction exciting pride as a proud day for Rome. 8. Excited by the animal appetite applied particularly to the female of the canine species. 9. Fungous as proud flesh.
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [2]
signifies "showing oneself above others, preeminent" (huper, "above," phainomai, "to appear, be manifest"); it is always used in Scripture in the bad sense of "arrogant, disdainful, proud," Luke 1:51; Romans 1:30; 2—Timothy 3:2; James 4:6; 1—Peter 5:5 .
1—Timothy 3:6 6:4 2—Timothy 3:4
Webster's Dictionary [3]
(1): ( superl.) Giving reason or occasion for pride or self-gratulation; worthy of admiration; grand; splendid; magnificent; admirable; ostentatious.
(2): ( superl.) Having a feeling of high self-respect or self-esteem; exulting (in); elated; - often with of; as, proud of one's country.
(3): ( superl.) Excited by sexual desire; - applied particularly to the females of some animals.
(4): ( superl.) Possessing or showing too great self-esteem; overrating one's excellences; hence, arrogant; haughty; lordly; presumptuous.
(5): ( superl.) Feeling or manifesting pride, in a good or bad sense
