Definition of "self-worship" [self•-wor•ship]

• The idolizing of one's self; immoderate self-conceit. (noun)

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• "A kind of self-worship in goth regalia, cribbed from Rand, Nietzsche and with a sprinkling of Crowley."
• "It is a type of self-worship or self-deification, but why exclude the possibility of external forces at work?"
• "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."