cult of personality

noun phrase

: a situation in which a public figure (such as a political leader) is deliberately presented to the people of a country as a great person who should be admired and loved

Examples of cult of personality in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This irrational market behavior stems partly from the cult of personality surrounding Musk and partly from speculators betting on his promises of revolutionary artificial intelligence and robotics breakthroughs. —Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025

The party’s strength has less to do with a cult of personality around its leader than the mainstream appeal of its platform. —Cole Stangler, Time, 1 Apr. 2025

Tesla’s remarkable valuation, buoyed as much by a cult of personality as by the company’s sales figures, has made Musk the world’s richest person: The company was worth three times more than Toyota in 2024, despite selling six times fewer vehicles. —Andrew Moseman, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025

However, maintaining the same roster didn’t detract from the cult of personality around the new boss. —Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for cult of personality

• confidentiality
• constitutionality
• immateriality
• individuality
• intellectuality
• intersectionality
• intertextuality
• referentiality
• superficiality
• territoriality
• abnormality
• cardinality