self-idolatry

noun

self-idol·​a·​try ˌself-ī-ˈdä-lə-trē 

: extravagant admiration for or devotion to oneself : self-worship

Some admirable officials were even content to let their life's work be their monument. How quaint that seems in our age of fame junkies and self-idolatry, when for too many politicians it's all about the monument, and not nearly enough about the work.

—Jeff Jacoby

Word History

First Known Use

1642, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for self-idolatry

• idolatry