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God complex

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An unshakable belief characterized by consistently inflated feelings of personal ability, privilege, or infallibility.

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 上帝情結 /上帝情结 (Shàngdì qíngjié) — inflated feelings of personal ability etc.
  • Finnish: jumaluuskompleksi — inflated feelings of personal ability etc.
  • Italian: complesso del Messia — inflated feelings of personal ability etc.
  • Italian: complesso di Cristo — inflated feelings of personal ability etc.
  • Italian: sindrome del salvatore — inflated feelings of personal ability etc.
  • Japanese: 神コンプレックス (kamikonpurekkusu) — inflated feelings of personal ability etc.
  • Japanese: メサイアコンプレックス (mesaiakonpurekkusu) — inflated feelings of personal ability etc.
  • Polish: Kompleks Boga — inflated feelings of personal ability etc.
  • Portuguese: complexo de messias — inflated feelings of personal ability etc.
  • Turkish: Tanrı kompleksi — inflated feelings of personal ability etc.