personality-cult
1personality cult — noun Excessive adulation of the individual, esp someone in public life • • • Main Entry: ↑personality * * * persoˈnality cult [personality cult] noun (disapproving …
2personality cult — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms personality cult : singular personality cult plural personality cults the tendency to admire or respect a powerful person more than they deserve …
3personality cult — person ality .cult also cult of personality n a situation in which people are encouraged to admire and praise a famous person, especially a political leader used to show disapproval …
4personality cult — perso nality ,cult noun count the tendency to admire or respect a powerful person more than they deserve …
5personality cult — worship of a personality, excessive awe and adoration of a person (usually famous, i.e actor, politician, or spiritual leader) …
6personality cult — noun (C) the officially encouraged practice of giving too much admiration, praise, love etc to a political leader …
7personality cult — /pɜsəˈnæləti kʌlt/ (say persuh naluhtee kult) noun excessive adulation of an individual, especially a political leader …
8On the Personality Cult and its Consequences — Communist Party of the Soviet Union History Organisation …
9personality — late 14c., quality or fact of being a person, from M.L. personalitatem (nom. personalitas), from L. personalis (see PERSONAL (Cf. personal)). Sense of a distinctive character is first recorded 1795, from Fr. personnalité. Personality is the… …
10Cult of personality — This article is about the political phenomenon. For the song by Living Colour, see Cult of Personality (song). A 1950s Chinese propaganda poster showing a happy family of five enjoying life under the image of Mao Zedong. The c …
