God complex

or god com·plex

[ god kom-pleks ]

noun

, Psychology.

1. a conviction that one is infallible, merits special attention and privileges not enjoyed by other people, and can achieve anything one wants: a nonclinical name for narcissistic personality disorder. Compare superiority complex ( def ).

Example Sentences

Sheen plays Bill Masters as a doctor with a God complex, if God had been a sex researcher masking tons of insecurities.

From The Daily Beast

As famous as the physician “god complex” may be, presumably nobody really thinks doctors have actual superhuman powers.

From The Daily Beast