> as lemmas

1653 E. Hall Ὴ ἀποστασία ὁ ἀντίχριστος iii. iii. 94 He exalts himself and magnifies himself;..self-promotion is his end, that he may be mighty in the eyes of the world; he makes himselfe god.

1726 P. Fiske Good Subject's Wish 22 Self Promotion is very displeasing to God, who..would have no man rush into his Service or run of his Errand before he is sent.

1848 Southern Literary Messenger 14 469/2 He aided them in..forwarding their schemes of self-interest and self-promotion.

1934 L. R. Farnell Oxonian looks Back x. 101 He published little beyond our college registers..—he loved learning for its own charm without any arrière-pensée of self-promotion or fame.

2015 National Jrnl. (Nexis) 5 Jan. There is a thin line between accountability and annoyance, between self-promotion and self-delusion.