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Noun Concept
Categories: Dictatorship, Cults of personality, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Political terminology, Articles with short description
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cult of personality  Cult of Personaltiy  cult of the leader  cults of personality  Idol personality worship
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Intense devotion to a particular person WordNet 3.0
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Intense devotion to a particular person WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A cult of personality, or a cult of the leader, is the result of an effort which is made to create an idealized and heroic image of a glorious leader, often through unquestioning flattery and praise. Wikipedia
A political weapon used mainly in dictatorships Wikipedia Disambiguation
A situation where a leader (often a dictator) has been falsely idolized and made into a national or group icon and is revered as a result. Wiktionary
Situation of being falsely idolized. Wiktionary (translation)