Word of the Day – Autolatry

Autolatry (noun)

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Worship of oneself; = “self-worship”.

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in William Henderson (b. 1805). From auto- + -latry, perhaps after German Autolatrie or French autolâtrie.

Example sentences

“He was so vain, a real proponent of autolatry.”