self-exaltation
Example Sentences
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Joyce was an enemy of the Irish Literary Revival, which he excoriated as pretentious self-absorption and self-exaltation in the name of the authentic.
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2022
Most major West German newspapers backed K�ng, though the influential Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung accused him of "self-exaltation and contempt for others."
From Time Magazine Archive
S: Nay! those who disbelieve are in self-exaltation and opposition.
From Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side by Ali, Abdullah Yusuf
Awakened from his dream of self-exaltation, the Grand Vizier retook the road toward Turkey, directing his steps to the Raab, where he rallied the remnants of his army.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 by Rudd, John
There is no display, no self-analysis, no self-exaltation, no amalgamation of self with nature.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English by Various
