self-pride

[ self-prahyd, self- ]

/ ˌsɛlfˈpraɪd, ˈsɛlf- /

pride in one's abilities, status, possessions, etc.; self-esteem.

Origin of self-pride

First recorded in 1580–90

He had been so sure of himself (but self-pride had ever been his besetting sin).

Robert Annys: Poor Priest |Annie Nathan Meyer
He could not help it—the last spark of his self-pride was fighting for its life.

The Manxman |Hall Caine
Self-pride urged that his experience in the wars was his real recommendation for what must prove a perilous and delicate work.

The Mercenary |W. J. Eccott
To the heart came well-nigh relinquished memories of self-pride and future hope.

Menotah |Ernest G. Henham

But immediately a new, manly feeling of self-pride took possession of him.

Foma Gordyeff |Maxim Gorky