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Meaning of "bonfire of the vanities"

The term 'bonfire of the vanities' originated from the historical event that took place in Florence, Italy in 1497. It refers to the burning of objects associated with sinful or worldly pleasures. In a broader context, the phrase is used figuratively to describe the destruction or condemnation of material possessions, cultural artifacts, or values that are deemed morally or socially corrupt
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  • An act of burning, or otherwise destroying, that which is vain or a temptation to immorality.

How to use "bonfire of the vanities" in a sentence

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bonfire of the vanities
A real bonfire of the vanities.
I was leveled by the response to Bonfire of the Vanities.
I wrote Bonfire of the Vanities.
The story focuses on the titular Bonfire of the Vanities.
Bonfire of the Vanities.
Warners came to me with Bonfire of the Vanities.
The Bonfire of the Vanities ( film ).
This will be our Bonfire of the Vanities.
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Quoted in the movie version of The Bonfire of the Vanities.
His favorite book is Bonfire of the Vanities and his favorite movie is Jerry Maguire.
Strange or interesting facts about The Bonfire of the Vanities.
Tom Wolfe 's The Bonfire of the Vanities was a scathing satire.
Tom Hanks turned it down in favor of The Bonfire of the Vanities.
The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1987 satirical novel by Tom Wolfe.

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But not for a moment did I ever think of The Bonfire of the Vanities as prophetic.
The fans pick: The bonfire of the vanities.
He launched a vicious attack on the arts, known as the Bonfire of the Vanities.
Savonarola 's Bonfire of the Vanities.
In the summer of 1479 Savonarola initiated the Bonfire of the Vanities.
Die Fanauswahl: The bonfire of the vanities.
The inferno would become known as ' the bonfire of the vanities.
For the novel, see The Bonfire of the Vanities.
You should check out his other book, the bonfire of the vanities.
And a series of bonfires were started - the Bonfire of the Vanities.
I mean, it 's like a dystopian Bonfire of the Vanities.
Mechanics of the fall, Seth Greenland, a new Bonfire of the vanities.
The fire burned for days. Savonarola's Bonfire of the Vanities.
I think of Tom Wolfe, for example, and his Bonfire of the Vanities.
This leads on to sequence 13, The Bonfire of the Vanities.

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