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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
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self-worshipper \ ˌself-ˈwər-shə-pər also -ˈwȯr- \ or self-worshiper noun, plural self-worshippers or self-worshipers
also -ˈwȯr- \ 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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The first known use of self-worship was in 1583
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