Definition of self-idolatry
: 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
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The first known use of self-idolatry was in 1642
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