The worship or excessive devotion to oneself; extreme narcissism or self-love elevated to religious intensity.
From 'auto-' (self) + '-latry' (from Greek 'latreia' meaning worship, as in 'idolatry'). A term particularly popular in 19th-century moral and religious discourse.
The word 'autolatry' sounds archaic because it reflects an era when self-love was genuinely seen as sinful—now Instagram has made self-worship a $500 billion industry, updating morality along the way.
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