superbia


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Noun1.superbia - unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)
deadly sin, mortal sin - an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; "theologians list seven mortal sins"
arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness - overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
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Festivities will stretch across the entire city as the annual parade winds its way through the streets and the free Superbia programme takes over venues throughout Manchester.
Solid will utilize its Superbia factory in Escuintla to manufacture the coatings.
Francis reminds us that hell originally derived from a rebellious angel's arrogance, or superbia. A vice deeply embedded in the human psyche, arrogance is the act of telling God, "You take care of yourself because I'll take care of myself," Francis explained in 2015.
He reminds us hell originally derived from a rebellious angel's arrogance, or superbia. A vice deeply embedded in the human psyche, arrogance is the act of telling God, "You take care of yourself because I'll take care of myself," Francis explained in 2015.
Quando il suo interlocutore, scandalizzato, le domanda dove abbia appreso tanta superbia, Gavina non ha esitazioni: "Dal Galateo!
Hardie wrote, "She should personify the whole range of seven [sins], just as the sin of Adam can be shown to include elements of the whole gamut from superbia to luxuria" (236-37), while Mazzeo showed that when Beatrice rebukes Dante for being attracted to the Siren she stands for "the temptations of the mind as well as the temptations of the flesh" (209).
Whiteout Reader Ian Ramsden, from Paisley, sent us these two stunning shots of the town centre showing the abbey, the town hall and Superbia lion
Other examples of games in which the developer has embraced the potential of video games to create new experiences for the players include Journey (<http://thatgamecompa ny.com/games/journey/>), Luxuria Superbia (<http://luxuria-superbia.com />), Donut County, (<http://www.donutcounty.com/>) and Proteus (<http://twistedtreegames.com/p roteus/>).
Unfortunately, Oakeshott laments, each voice of this conversation "tends to superbia, that is, an exclusive concern with its own utterance, which may result in its identifying the conversation with itself" (Oakeshott, 1962, p.
Come autorevolmente (28) detto, il giurista che si isola nella torre d'avorio delle forme pure fa un atto di superbia e di ignoranza, cosi come lo scienziato che pretende di costruire le sue classificazioni trascurando la realta delle forme giuridiche.