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
Then there is self-exaltation, another form of the works of self.
From The Master's Indwelling by Murray, Andrew
And yet there might be secret self-exaltation in associating God with myself.
From The Master's Indwelling by Murray, Andrew
None the less did he warn the victors against self-exaltation and arrogance.
From Life of Luther by Koestlin, Julius
