state worship
Deifying the nation
State worship is the elevation of the state—its symbols, leaders, institutions, or ideology—to a status demanding reverence typically reserved for religion.
The term is almost always critical, suggesting that loyalty to government has become excessive or quasi-religious: North Korea's state worship centers on the Kim dynasty.
It implies citizens are expected to show devotion rather than mere civic participation, often through rituals, oaths, or veneration of national symbols.
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- idolatryVeneration of false gods
- authoritarianismConcentrated, unchecked governmental power
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- cultFervent fringe group
regime · totalitarianism · patriotism · pledge of allegiance · national anthem · flags · devotion · obedience · loyalty · indoctrination · reverence · ceremony · anthem · monument · dictator · fervor · ideology · party line
state worshipanarchism
Philosophy rejecting state authority
individualism · libertarianism · civil disobedience · anti-authoritarianism · dissent
state worshipself-determination
Control over one's fate
personal autonomy · free association · voluntarism · decentralization · self-governance
state worshipreligious devotion
Sincere worship commitment
theism · humanism · cosmopolitanism · conscientious objection · natural law
state, states, stated, stating, statement, statements, statehood, stateless, statesman