God complex

American  

[god kom-pleks] / ˈgɒd ˌkɒm plɛks /

Or god complex

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.

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Example Sentences

All three of the five planned “Avatar” movies being released around the holidays is starting to make me think James Cameron has even more of a God complex than we thought.

From Salon

Within this beautifully rendered mess of a Genesis tale is a provocative examination of man’s God complex.

From Salon

“The emotional key to the story was realizing that she’s not just creating for the sake of creation or because she has a god complex or anything like that,” Cody says.

From Los Angeles Times

Three of those nominations went to Not Strong Enough, and its dryly sarcastic lyric about having a god complex while lacking the capacity to set the kitchen clock.

From BBC

He exemplifies what neurologist and psychoanalyst Ernest Jones called the “God complex,” the unwavering belief in one’s own divinity.

From Salon