self-idolatry

noun

self-idol·​a·​try ˌself-ī-ˈdä-lə-trē 

: extravagant admiration for or devotion to oneself : self-worship

Some admirable officials were even content to let their life's work be their monument. How quaint that seems in our age of fame junkies and self-idolatry, when for too many politicians it's all about the monument, and not nearly enough about the work.

—Jeff Jacoby

Word History

First Known Use

1642, in the meaning defined above