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delusions of grandeur

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Noun1.delusions of grandeur - a delusion (common in paranoia) that you are much greater and more powerful and influential than you really are
delusion, psychotic belief - (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
megalomania - a psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur
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He seems to be suffering from delusions of grandeur.
EDITORIAL WRONG WAY PHIL ANGELIDES FORGETS HE'S RUNNING AGAINST ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
As did ex-chancellor Schroder in his recent television appearance, the exhibition shows signs of delusions of grandeur, though here you also find irony behind the egotism.
Jorg Immendorff: Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin by Graw, Isabelle / Artforum International
And, just in case a prophet should be filled with delusions of grandeur and start speaking on his own, God has a warning: "But any prophet who speaks in the name of other gods, or who presumes to speak in my name a word that I have not commanded the prophet to speak--that prophet shall die.
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany: January 29, 2006 by Largen, Kristin Johnston / Currents in Theology and Mission
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