self-glorification
Trumpeting one's achievements
Self-glorification is the act of praising oneself or making oneself appear more important, accomplished, or admirable than is warranted.
It suggests excessive pride or vanity, often at the expense of modesty or accuracy: His memoir was little more than self-glorification.
The term carries a critical edge—what looks like sharing achievements to one person may strike others as self-glorification.
Excessive pride in oneself
- egotismInflated sense of self-importance
- self-admirationExcessive regard for oneself
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- conceitExaggerated self-admiration
arrogance · self-worship · pomposity · narcissist · megalomania · self-aggrandizement · self-importance · grandiosity
Veneration of false gods
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- sinViolation of divine law
false god · self-deification · heresy · golden calf · vanity · mortal sin · humility · downfall
Excessive self-praise
- showboatingOstentatious self-display
- chest-thumpingShowy, aggressive boasting
- name-droppingCiting connections for status
- humble-bragDisguised self-congratulation
grandstanding · self-promotion · peacocking · swagger · bluster · showing off · one-upmanship · gloating
Biased information for influence
- personality cultOrganized glorification of ruler
- autocratSole wielder of power
- dictatorRuler with total control
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
statue · portrait · parade · cult of personality · totalitarian · despot · dynasty · strongman
Photo of oneself
- influencerPerson with promotional reach
- humble-bragDisguised self-congratulation
- follower countTotal subscribers tracking you
- viralSpreading quickly online
clout · personal brand · highlight reel · validation · likes · curated · filters · thirst trap
vanity
Excessive pride in oneself
- egotismInflated sense of self-importance
- self-admirationExcessive regard for oneself
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
conceit · arrogance · self-worship · pomposity · narcissist · megalomania · self-aggrandizement · self-importance · grandiosity · vainglory
idolatry
Veneration of false gods
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
sin · false god · self-deification · heresy · golden calf · vanity · mortal sin · humility · downfall · forbidden
bragging
Excessive self-praise
- showboatingOstentatious self-display
- chest-thumpingShowy, aggressive boasting
- name-droppingCiting connections for status
humble-brag · grandstanding · self-promotion · peacocking · swagger · bluster · showing off · one-upmanship · gloating · crowing
propaganda
Biased information for influence
- personality cultOrganized glorification of ruler
- autocratSole wielder of power
- dictatorRuler with total control
monument · statue · portrait · parade · cult of personality · totalitarian · despot · dynasty · strongman · pharaoh
selfie
Photo of oneself
- influencerPerson with promotional reach
- humble-bragDisguised self-congratulation
- follower countTotal subscribers tracking you
viral · clout · personal brand · highlight reel · validation · likes · curated · filters · thirst trap · aesthetic
- ego displaysarrogance, vanity, boasting, showboating, braggadocio
- egoego, egoism, big ego, egotism, egocentrism
self-glorificationhumility
Freedom from arrogance
modesty · self-effacement · meekness · self-deprecation · unpretentiousness
self-glorificationselflessness
Prioritizing others over oneself
altruism · self-sacrifice · deference · worship · reverence
self-glorificationself-abasement
Deliberately diminishing oneself
self-deprecation · self-criticism · self-doubt · self-loathing · shame
glorify, glorification, glorious, gloriously, inglorious, glorified, glorifying, glorifier, selfish