autolatryn.

1861 W. Henderson Christianity & Mod. Thought ii. 20 Autolatry—the worship of self.

1871 F. W. Farrar Witness of Hist. i. 22 (note) The autolatry of Max Stirner, with its motto, Quisque sibi Deus.

1918 V. Thompson in Bookman 47 364/1 He [sc. Strindberg] had none of the autolatry of the professional man of letters—of the pale professional poet who fancies literature is an occupation infinitely superior to all others.

1939 C. W. C. Oman On Writing Hist. vii. 127 This sort of militant Nationalism is a form of autolatry, reproducing the way in which ‘Dea Roma’ was worshipped officially, until the spread of Christianity.

1957 G. Highet Talents & Geniuses 146 Of course that book is not an autobiography, but an autolatry, or self-glorification, a piece of wish-fulfillment as impudent and yet as pathetic as any author has ever attempted.

1972 Dædalus Spring 62 It was this Western creed of charity that renewed the emphasis on good works, drawing literati out of meditative autolatry.

2002 R. Cantalamessa Life in Christ ii. 32 Idolatry is always based on autolatry, self-worship, self-love, placing oneself first at the center of the world sacrificing everything else to this.