aggrandizement
61self-aggrandisement — noun an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑self aggrandizement, ↑ego trip • Hypernyms: ↑aggrandizement, ↑aggrandisement, ↑elevation * * * …
62self-aggrandising — adjective 1. of or relating to or characteristic of self aggrandizement • Syn: ↑self aggrandizing • Pertains to noun: ↑self aggrandisement, ↑self aggrandizement (for: ↑self aggrandizing) 2. exhibiting self importance …
63self-aggrandizing — adjective 1. of or relating to or characteristic of self aggrandizement • Syn: ↑self aggrandising • Pertains to noun: ↑self aggrandisement (for: ↑self aggrandising), ↑self aggrandizement 2. exhibiting self importance …
64EPHRAIM — (Heb. אֶפְרָיִם), younger son of joseph , born to him in Egypt by his wife asenath daughter of Poti Phera (Gen. 41:50–52); the eponymous ancestor of one of the two tribes descended from Joseph. Before his death, Jacob adopted both Ephraim and his …
65self-seeking — {adj.} Given to egotism and self aggrandizement. * /Al is the most self seeking person I ve ever met, he is not fun to be around./ …
66self-seeking — {adj.} Given to egotism and self aggrandizement. * /Al is the most self seeking person I ve ever met, he is not fun to be around./ …
67Aggrandization — Ag*gran di*za tion, n. Aggrandizement. [Obs.] Waterhouse. [1913 Webster] …
68Contention — Con*ten tion, n. [F. contention, L. contentio. See {Contend}.] 1. A violent effort or struggle to obtain, or to resist, something; contest; strife. [1913 Webster] I would my arms could match thee in contention. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Strife in… …
69Heretic — Her e*tic, n. [L. haereticus, Gr. ? able to choose, heretical, fr. ? to take, choose: cf. F. h[ e]r[ e]tique. See {Heresy}.] 1. One who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion.… …
70Russophile — Rus so*phile, Russophilist Rus*soph i*list, n. [Russia + Gr. filei^n to love: cf. F. russophile.] One who, not being a Russian, favors Russian policy and aggrandizement. {Rus*soph ilism}, n. [Chiefly newspaper words.] [1913 Webster] …
