Crossword clues for superbia
WordNet
n. unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: pride]
Wikipedia
Superbia was a mobile city-state in DC Comics continuity. It initially floated above the radioactive ruins of Montevideo, Uruguay, which was destroyed by a villain called Vandal Savage. For several years, it is the home of the Ultramarine Corps, superheroes who were started by the corrupt United States military officer General Wade Eiling. After recovering from Eiling's manipulations, the Corp struck out on their own in concert with former members of the Global Guardians and any other heroes who wished to join them.
The city was subsequently destroyed in Africa during the course of a takeover by Gorilla Grodd, Nebula Man and elements of the Sheeda. It crashed into the already ravaged city Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, destroying much of it. Many Superbian citizens were slain, at least one was eaten by Grodd.
Superbia made an appearance in issue 4 of Final Crisis, where it served as Watchtower 5 of the global resistance against Darkseid. It was shown under attack by the justifiers, with Warmaker stating that "Superbia is falling! ... International Ultramarine Corps Headquarters is going down!" Its subsequent destruction was not shown, only implied.
Superbia, the Latin word for "pride", can mean the following:
- the vice of Pride
- Superbia, the mobile city-state in the DC Comics universe
- Superbia, a rock retelling of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, written by Jonathan Larson
Usage examples of "superbia".
E per fare che questo non avvenisse, da sei volte, anzi che di su il letticel si movessero, ve 'l rimisero, tanto che per quella volta gli trasser sì la superbia del capo, che egli si stette volentieri in pace.