self-exaltation
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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
None the less did he warn the victors against self-exaltation and arrogance.
From Life of Luther by Julius Koestlin
Thus, being in great danger of self-exaltation, I took the best medicine that I could—although by no means with intention—in waiting on my lord Quinton, who was then residing at the Manor.
From Simon Dale by Anthony Hope
Justice Renade, in his social reform movement of the last fifty years, has carried the spirit of philanthropy into practice, more fully than did Vivekananda or Mrs. Besant, and without any of their fantastic self-exaltation.
From A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions by Augustus Hopkins Strong
And if one bit of vanity or self-exaltation could have been stirred in my thoughts, though it were by my mother's praises, these last words banished it well.
From Daisy in the Field by Susan Warner
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