What's the difference between deification and egotheism?

Deification


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis; excessive praise.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) There's quite enough deification of kiddywinks in the media already, thanks.
  • (2) Economists, who in the past had to play second fiddle to political analysts, are now in great demand - witness the deification of viewer-friendly economics guru Evan Davis at the BBC and the ubiquity of the corporation's business editor Robert Peston, despite his curious way with the English language.
  • (3) The deification of mothers not only delegitimises the relationship fathers, neighbours, friends, grandparents, teachers and carers have with children, it also diminishes the immense worth and value of these relationships.
  • (4) I am afraid we will see more personal deification in the media in the future,” Zhang said.
  • (5) The deification of Mao happened just as Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms once again made chaos, inequality and corruption visible in China.
  • (6) "I don't support the hypocrisy, deification, pharaohisation, and the repetition of the mistakes of the past 30 or even 60 years," he says during its most controversial sequence, in a veiled reference to the dictatorships of Hosni Mubarak, Anwar Sadat and Gamal Abdel Nasser, a strongman era to which some seek a return.

Egotheism


Definition:

  • (n.) The deification of self.

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