autolatry means the worship of oneself. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.
Why “autolatry” is a great word
AUTOLATRY — [Noun] The formal worship of oneself. Formed within English by compounding, from the combining form auto- (from Greek αὐτός, meaning "self") and the suffix -latry (from Greek -λατρία, from λατρεία, meaning "worship"). Unlike idolatry, which directs devotion outward to a graven image, or narcissism, which names a psychological condition of vanity, autolatry implies a deliberate, sanctifying rite. It is the mirrored altar in a private chapel, the silent liturgy of self-admiration recited before the glass, the solitary feast where one is both deity and sole congregant—a hollow religion whose only miracle is the shrinking of the world to a single point.
Etymology
From auto- + -latry.
noun
- The worship of oneself.