σεμνολόγημα
From LSJ
ἑτέρως ἠδύνατο βέλτιον ἢ ὡς νῦν ἔχει κατεσκευάσθαι → otherwise they could have been constructed better than they are now (Galen, On the use of parts of the body 4.143.1 Kühn)
English (LSJ)
ατος, τό, = sq.,
A pride, S.E.P.3.201. II anything that one may be proud of, τὰ πάτρια σ. D.C.50.27, cf. Him.Ecl.16.1.