personality cult

noun

: 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 personality cult in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Imposing the personality cult upon the state is designed not only to burnish the leader’s image, but to create opportunities to smoke out dissidents. —Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025

There was no personality cult hovering over the anonymous articles of the Soviet Constitution and the Code of Criminal Procedure. —Benjamin Nathans september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025

Xi thought Mao’s personality cult during the Cultural Revolution was disastrous. —Joseph Torigian, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025

With the entire Republican Party having joined Trump’s personality cult, there’s no impetus for new constitutional safeguards, and yet, there has never been more of a need for them. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025

Rhymes for personality cult

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