idiolatry means autolatry, or self worship. It carries an Arena rating of 1505, earned across 46 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, idiolatry ranks #896 of 17,138 for Most Incisive Words, #1,701 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #3,838 of 17,163 for Funniest Words, #4,939 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound.
Why “idiolatry” is a great word
IDIOLATRY — [Noun] The worship of oneself as a deity. From Greek idio- ("one's own, private, distinct") + -latry ("worship of"). First attested in English before 1626. Unlike narcissism, which denotes a psychological condition of excessive self-love, or the synonymous autolatry, idiolatry emphasizes the formal, private ritual of self-deification. It is the solitary figure bowing before a mirror-altar, the meticulous curation of a personal dogma from one's own whims, and the silent prayer offered to the only god who never fails to answer—the ultimate theological solitude where worshipper and worshipped are locked in a perfect, sterile circuit.
Etymology
From idio- + -latry.
noun
- autolatry, or self worship.
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