单词 | cult of personality |
释义 | > as lemmascult of personality cult of personality: a collective obsession with, or intense, excessive, or uncritical admiration for, a particular public figure, esp. a political leader; the instigation of such an obsession; cf. personality cult n. at personality n. and adj. Compounds 2.Frequently associated with totalitarian leaders (esp. Stalin) and their idealized portrayal by means of propaganda, manipulation of the mass media, etc. ΚΠ 1898 N.Y. Times 6 Nov. 19/7 The Oriental voyage of his spectacular Majesty, William II., gives the German newspapers plenty of opportunity for speculation, and incidentally offers many examples of the peculiar cult of personality indulged in by the German people. 1920 Observer 26 Sept. 12/2 In politics, as in the army and boxing, the cult of personality is in the ascendant. 1933 Billings (Montana) Gaz. 5 Mar. 15/3 Hanfstaengl..coached [Hitler]..in the introduction of high-pressure American advertising methods. The cult of personality until then was almost unknown in German political life. 1953 Times 8 Sept. 6/6 Such incorrect methods of work..‘often result in one-sided, poorly-devised, and..erroneous decisions,’ the editorial [in the official journal of the Cominform] added. It branded the cult of personality as ‘harmful and intolerable’ and contrary to ‘Marx Leninism’. 1978 Newsweek (Nexis) 16 Oct. 125 Our culture's genius lies in technology, marketing and the cult of personality; movies and photography are the art forms most in keeping with the times. 2011 L. Cernak Totalitarianism v. 61 In North Korea, Kim Jong II continues his father's cult of personality by erecting thousands of statues in his likeness all over the country. < as lemmas |
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