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personality cult

British  

noun

  1. deliberately cultivated adulation of a person, esp a political leader

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Their valuations are reasonable, with the exception of Tesla, which is no longer a stock but a personality cult or a lottery ticket trading at probably six times an aggressive sum-of-the-parts analysis.

From Barron's

Their valuations are reasonable, with the exception of Tesla, which is no longer a stock but a personality cult or a lottery ticket trading at probably six times an aggressive sum-of-the-parts analysis.

From Barron's

Their valuations are reasonable, with the exception of Tesla, which is no longer a stock but a personality cult or a lottery ticket trading at probably six times an aggressive sum-of-the-parts analysis.

From Barron's

James is younger and gentler, horrified by the thought of joining his father’s personality cult but lacking other prospects.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is difficult to imagine most of them as objects of a personality cult.

From Salon