hero worship

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The Emergency was also a stark warning against the perils of hero worship - something embodied in the towering political persona of Indira Gandhi.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025

A fitting coda to a childish slog of hero worship.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2024

Herbert wrote about his distrust — hatred, even — of hero worship and how it influenced Dune for the July 1980 issue of Omni Magazine.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024

Viewers are no longer interested in the patriotic, individualistic hero worship à la Captain America.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2023

Lamont gazed up at Nigel with hero worship in his eyes.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck