"God complex" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: God complexes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} God complex (plural God complexes)
  1. An unshakable belief characterized by consistently inflated feelings of personal ability, privilege, or infallibility. Related terms: Christ complex, messiah complex, savior complex, hubris, megalomania, play God Translations (inflated feelings of personal ability etc.): 上帝情結 (Chinese Mandarin), 上帝情结 (Shàngdì qíngjié) (Chinese Mandarin), jumaluuskompleksi (Finnish), complesso del Messia [masculine] (Italian), complesso di Cristo [masculine] (Italian), sindrome del salvatore [masculine] (Italian), 神コンプレックス (kamikonpurekkusu) (Japanese), メサイアコンプレックス (mesaiakonpurekkusu) (Japanese), Kompleks Boga (Polish), complexo de messias [masculine] (Portuguese)

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