Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The idolizing of one's self.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The idolizing of one's self; immoderate self-conceit.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the worship of yourself
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Examples
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Thanks to Gervais' inspired – and, yes, occasionally scathing – stewardship, the Globes steered clear of the pretension and self-worship to which awards shows so often fall victim.
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Thanks to Gervais' inspired – and, yes, occasionally scathing – stewardship, the Globes steered clear of the pretension and self-worship to which awards shows so often fall victim.
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It is a type of self-worship or self-deification, but why exclude the possibility of external forces at work?
Archive 2010-02-01 2010
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Thanks to Gervais' inspired – and, yes, occasionally scathing – stewardship, the Globes steered clear of the pretension and self-worship to which awards shows so often fall victim.
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Thanks to Gervais' inspired – and, yes, occasionally scathing – stewardship, the Globes steered clear of the pretension and self-worship to which awards shows so often fall victim.
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A kind of self-worship in goth regalia, cribbed from Rand, Nietzsche and with a sprinkling of Crowley.
An Interview with Venger Satanis : The Lovecraft News Network 2010
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A kind of self-worship in goth regalia, cribbed from Rand, Nietzsche and with a sprinkling of Crowley.
Archive 2010-02-01 2010
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It is a type of self-worship or self-deification, but why exclude the possibility of external forces at work?
An Interview with Venger Satanis : The Lovecraft News Network 2010
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Thanks to Gervais' inspired – and, yes, occasionally scathing – stewardship, the Globes steered clear of the pretension and self-worship to which awards shows so often fall victim.
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As wonderful a tournament as the Masters is, Augusta can still come off as a blowy cathedral of self-worship — i.e. calling its spectators "patrons," a fancy word that is also used behind the counter at a food court.
Phil Lifts Masters Out of the Woods Jason Gay 2010
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