Pride is an emotion which refers to a strong sense of self respect, a refusal to be humiliated as well as joy in the accomplishments of oneself or a person, group, nation or object that one identifies with. In Psychology, self-esteem reflects a Person 's overall evaluation or appraisal of her or his own worth Humiliation (also called stultification) is the abasement of pride mortification According to the Concise Oxford Dictionary, Proud comes from late Old English prud, probably from Old French prude "brave, valiant" (11th century), from Latin prode "advantageous, profitable", from prodesse "be useful". Concise Oxford English Dictionary (until 2002 officially entitled The Concise Oxford Dictionary, and widely known by the abbreviation COD Old French was the Romance Dialect continuum spoken in territories which span roughly the northern half of modern France and parts of modern Belgium The sense of "having a high opinion of oneself", not in French, may reflect the Anglo-Saxons' opinion of the Norman knights who called themselves "proud", like the French knights preux.

Contents 1 Religious references 1.1 Buddhism 1.2 Judaism 1.3 Hinduism 1.4 Christianity 1.5 Taoism 1.6 Islam 2 Nietzsche 3 Objectivism 4 National Pride 4.1 Secondary pride 4.2 Other 5 See also 6 References

Religious references

Buddhism

In Buddhism, Pride is seen as illogical as no one person or thing can be better or worse than something or someone else.

Judaism

Judaism, using Pride in the sense of hubris or arrogance, denounces it - the phrase "Pride goes before a fall" is a paraphrase of a passage from the book of Proverbs, in the Old Testament. Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut Hubris, sometimes spelled hybris ( Ancient Greek ὕβρις is a term used in modern English to indicate overweening Pride, self-confidence Pride goes before a fall is a paraphrase of an ancient Hebrew Proverb, designed to warn that Pride will often cause one to fall or fail The Book of Proverbs is one of the books of the Ketuvim of the Tanakh, and thus also one of the books of the Old Testament. In Western Christianity, the Old Testament refers to the books that form the first of the two-part Christian Biblical canon. Many more verses of the Tanakh/Old Testament speak of Pride and arrogance. See also Old testament, Septuagint, Targum, Peshitta The Tanakh (תַּנַ"ךְ (taˈnax or; also Tenakh or Tenak is In Western Christianity, the Old Testament refers to the books that form the first of the two-part Christian Biblical canon. "Blessed is that man that makes the Lord his trust, and looks not to the proud, nor to those that turn aside to lies. " (Psalm 40:4) "Talk no more exceeding proudly, nor let arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. " (I Sam. 2:3)

Hinduism

In Hinduism, Ravana, an evil king who was killed by Rama, avatar of Vishnu, exhibited the sins of Pride and Lust. Hinduism is a religious tradition that originated in the Indian subcontinent. For the South Indian film see Ravana (film. Ravanaa, also transliterated as Raavana, Ravan or Rama ( IAST: rāma Devanāgarī: राम Khmer: Phreah Ream Thai: Phra Ram Lao: Phra Lam Tagalog: Avatar or Avatara (अवतार IAST Avatāra) is often inaccurately translated into English as incarnation For other meanings see Vishnu (disambiguation. Vishnu ( IAST viṣṇu Devanagari विष्णु (honorific Literature In Dante's Inferno, the first Canticle of the Divine Comedy, the lustful are punished by being continuously

Christianity

In Christianity, Pride (also Vanity or arrogance) is the essentially competitive and excessive belief in one's own abilities that interferes with the individual's recognition of the grace of God, or the worth which God sees in others; for example: "In his Pride the wicked does not seek Him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings In Christianity, divine Grace refers to the sovereign favour of God for humankind — especially in regard to Salvation — irrespective of actions " (Psalm 10:4) Pride the greatest of the seven deadly sins. The seven deadly sins, also known as the capital vices or cardinal sins, are a classification of Vices that were originally used in early Christian (Pride, envy, lust, wrath, sloth, gluttony and greed)

• According to Sebastien Michaelis, humans are seduced by Pride by the great demon Belial, who is also known as The Lord of Arrogance. Sebastien Michaelis was a French Inquisitor and prior of the Dominican order who lived during the late 16th and early 17th centuries Belial (also Belhor, Baalial, Beliar, Belias, Beliall, Beliel, Bilael, Belu; from Hebrew בְּלִיַּ֫עַל
• Saint Thomas Aquinas wrote that "inordinate self-love is the cause of every sin. " In this he followed St. Gregory. ^[1][2]

• Pride is listed as one of the Seven Deadly Sins, alternately named Superbia. The seven deadly sins, also known as the capital vices or cardinal sins, are a classification of Vices that were originally used in early Christian

Taoism

In Taoism, according to the Tao Te Ching, Pride and Greed are human errors. Taoism (pronounced /ˈdaʊɪzəm/ or /ˈtaʊɪzəm/ also spelled '''Daoism''') refers to a variety of related Philosophical and Religious traditions The Tao Te Ching or Dao De Jing ( originally known as Laozi or Lao tzu ( is a Chinese classic Greed is the Selfish desire for or pursuit of Money, Wealth, power, Food, or other Possessions, especially when this denies

Islam

In Islam, Pride is also forbidden. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. According to a narration from Muhammad, he said: "He in whose heart there is as much as an atom of arrogance will not enter paradise," and a man remarked: "A man likes his garment to be beautiful and his sandals to be beautiful. IMPORTANT PLEASE READ ##### For all questions relating to the addition of (pbuh peace be upon him or other honorifics " Then Muhammad replied: "God, Most High, is beautiful and likes beauty; arrogance is disdaining what is true and despising people. " (Sahih Muslim).

Nietzsche

Nietzsche saw Pride as an example of the previous, master set of morals that has been replaced with slave moralities. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15 1844 August 25 1900 ( was a nineteenth-century German philosopher and classical philologist In this, Pride was good, because it acknowledges the good and the noble, rejecting the weak and insipid. Master-slave morality is a central theme of Friedrich Nietzsche 's works in particular the first essay of On the Genealogy of Morality. Without pride, we will remain subservient.

Objectivism

Objectivism, it would seem, is among the few philosophies and/or religions that list pride as a virtue. The Objectivist ethics is a subset of the Objectivist philosophy formulated by Ayn Rand. According to Ayn Rand, pride is one of the seven main virtues. Ayn Rand (ˈaɪn ˈrænd &ndash March 6 1982 born Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum (Алиса Зиновьевна Розенбаум was a Russian born American In The Virtue of Selfishness, Ayn Rand wrote

The virtue of Pride can best be described by the term: “moral ambitiousness. The Virtue of Selfishness A New Concept of Egoism is a 1964 collection of Essays and papers by Ayn Rand and Nathaniel Branden. ” It means that one must earn the right to hold oneself as one’s own highest value by achieving one’s own moral perfection—which one achieves by never accepting any code of irrational virtues impossible to practice and by never failing to practice the virtues one knows to be rational—by never accepting an unearned guilt and never earning any, or, if one has earned it, never leaving it uncorrected—by never resigning oneself passively to any flaws in one’s character—by never placing any concern, wish, fear or mood of the moment above the reality of one’s own self-esteem. And, above all, it means one’s rejection of the role of a sacrificial animal, the rejection of any doctrine that preaches self-immolation as a moral virtue or duty. ^[3]

Pride is thus seen as a positive, correct life-affirming attitude to have, as it celebrates one's achievements and promoted selfworth. It is achieved by consistently practicing productiveness, rationality, independence, honesty, integrity, justice and all of the other virtues, and the end result is one of the three cardinal Objectivist values: self-esteem. Note This is not to be confused with theories of economic value which seek to explain why things have different market prices In Psychology, self-esteem reflects a Person 's overall evaluation or appraisal of her or his own worth

National Pride

In Germany, "national pride" ("Nationalstolz") is often associated with the former Nazi regime. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Strong displays of national pride are therefore considered poor taste by many Germans. There is an ongoing public debate about the issue of German patriotism. Patriotism is commonly defined as love of and/or devotion to one's country The World Cup in 2006, held in Germany, saw a wave of patriotism sweep the country in a manner not seen for many years. The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Although many were hesitant to show such blatant support as the hanging of the national flag from windows, as the team progressed through the tournament, so too did the level of support across the nation. The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since By the time the semi-final against Italy came around, the level of national pride and unity was at its highest throughout the tournament, and the hosting of the World Cup is seen to have been a great success for Germany as a nation. The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition

Secondary pride

Secondary pride is a little-known but often felt variant of pride. The pride people feel for what their ancestors, children, or country has done is classified as secondary or vicarious pride.

Other

The national motto of the United States Virgin Islands is "United in Pride and Hope". The United States Virgin Islands is a group of Islands in the Caribbean that are an Insular area of the United States.

The well-known English maxim, "Pride goes before a fall," is itself an adaptation of Proverbs 16:18. The Book of Proverbs is one of the books of the Ketuvim of the Tanakh, and thus also one of the books of the Old Testament.

See also

• Asian pride
• Black pride
• White pride
• Gay pride
• Narcissism
• Seven deadly sins
• Vanity
• Victory disease
• Humility
• Lions "Group Organization"

References

1. ^   "Pride". Asian pride is a Slogan used by people of Asian descent to express pride for their heritage Black pride is a slogan used primarily in the United States to agitate for a black African-American racial identity and is closely aligned with Black White pride is a slogan used primarily in the United States and Canada to agitate for a white European racial identity and is LGBT pride or gay pride refers to a world wide movement and philosophy asserting that LGBT ( Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Narcissism describes the trait of excessive Self-love, based on Self-image or Ego. The seven deadly sins, also known as the capital vices or cardinal sins, are a classification of Vices that were originally used in early Christian Victory disease afflicts Military commanders and armies who after victories become weak and susceptible to defeat. Humility, or being humble, is the defining characteristic of an unpretentious and modest person someone who does not think that he or she is better or more important The lion ( Panthera leo) is a member of the family Felidae and one of four Big cats in the Genus Panthera. Catholic Encyclopedia. The Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to today as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language Encyclopedia published by The Encyclopedia (1913). New York: Robert Appleton Company.  
2. ^ Online Library of Liberty - QUESTION CLXII.: OF PRIDE. - Aquinas Ethicus: or, the Moral Teaching of St. Thomas, vol. 2 (Summa Theologica - Secunda Secundae Pt.2)
3. ^ “The Objectivist Ethics,” The Virtue of Selfishness, 27, see also http://www.aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/pride.html

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