"culte du moi" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from French culte du moi (“cult of the self”). Introduced by Maurice Barrès (1862-1923) in his trilogy Le Culte du moi (1888-1891). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|culte du moi|t=cult of the self}} French culte du moi (“cult of the self”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|nolinkhead=1}} culte du moi (uncountable)
  1. (philosophy) The cult of the ego; ego worship. Wikipedia link: Le Culte du moi, Maurice Barrès Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-culte_du_moi-en-noun-mvcOdmXN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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