cult of personality

noun

a cult promoting adulation of a living national leader or public figure, as one encouraged by Stalin to extend his power.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cult of personality¹

Probably earlier than 1965–70; translation of Russian kulʾt líchnosti

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It is, after all, as much a cult of personality as it is a political movement.

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Such utopian — and even messianic — ideologies typically contain a “pseudoreligious quality” that elicit an unwavering passion among their followers, even a cult of personality.

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Yet Francis has rejected all trappings of sovereignty and cult of personality.

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There’s something to be said for a cult of personality.

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Kim's family has ruled the hermit nation for decades by developing and promoting a cult of personality.

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cultivator cultrate

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