self-glorification

His only goal is self-glorification, although he certainly seems to enjoy discrediting and demolishing our democracy.

For Phish, perhaps music’s biggest cult band, Sphere wasn’t a means of self-glorification but of community-building: One thing you thought about over the course of the band’s two sets and an encore was how tiny the players looked onstage — the same size, in other words, as any of the 18,000 or so people in the crowd.

He’s a narcissist, a peacock, dressed to the nines in sharp suits and expensive shoes, reveling in the finer things in life with his self-glorification at the core of his preaching.

However, in cases in which the crime is carried out seeking publicity, the AP strives to restrict the mention of the name to the minimum needed to inform the public, while avoiding descriptions that might serve a criminal’s desire for publicity or self-glorification, said John Daniszewski, the AP’s vice president and editor-at-large for standards.

“The guy just works tirelessly. Never for self-glorification but for the team.”