SINCE 1828
self-worship
noun
self-wor·ship
| \ ˌself-ˈwər-shəp
also -ˈwȯr-\
also -ˈwȯr-\
Definition of self-worship
: extravagant admiration for or devotion to oneself : worship of oneself : self-idolatry
Thanks to social media, young people take constant photos of themselves in a kind of self-worship.— Ed Leap Similarly, to watch the endless stream of award shows for Hollywood titans is to subject yourself to a narcissistic spectacle of collective self-worship.— Jonah Gould
Other Words from self-worship
self-worshipper
\ ˌself-ˈwər-shə-pər also -ˈwȯr-
\
or self-worshiper
noun,
plural self-worshippers
or self-worshipers
\
or self-worshiper
noun,
plural self-worshippers
or self-worshipers
We have become a nation of hedonists and self-worshipers.
— Matt Walsh
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