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
The primary motive, self-exaltation, fails grandly; yet in its failure it brings into partial fulfilment the secondary motive, the fall of man.
From Vondel's Lucifer by Vondel, Joost van den
This light appears between two black rainy clouds, whereof the upper one is presumption and self-exaltation, and the lower a disdaining of one's neighbour.
From Christian Mysticism by Inge, William Ralph
Orlick rubbed his hands in the throes of self-exaltation and added a laugh that grated upon the girl's senses, inspiring her with a sudden impulse to end this conversation without delay.
From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by MacDonald, Everett
None the less did he warn the victors against self-exaltation and arrogance.
From Life of Luther by Koestlin, Julius
