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Russian
Etymology
честь (čestʹ) + -о- (-o-) + люби́ть (ljubítʹ) + -ие (-ije)
Pronunciation
Noun
честолю́бие • (čestoljúbije) n inan (genitive честолю́бия, nominative plural честолю́бия, genitive plural честолю́бий)
- lust for praises, love to be praised
1885, Михаил Салтыков-Щедрин [Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin], Верный Трезор; English translation from Anthony Briggs, transl., Good Old Trezor, London: Hesperus Press Limited, 2012:Но что бы́ло осо́бенно в Трезо́рке до́рого, так э́то соверше́нное отсу́тствие честолю́бия.- No što býlo osóbenno v Trezórke dórogo, tak éto soveršénnoje otsútstvije čestoljúbija.
- But if there was one really endearing feature about old Trezor it was his complete lack of ambition.
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