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delusions of grandeur

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delusions of grandeur
the belief that you are much more important or powerful than you really are. Young bands sometimes get delusions of grandeur after their first number one hit.

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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.
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.
 
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