Self-aggrandizement: alternatives and connections

Reflexively: To give (one's self) up without attempt at self-control; to yield (one's self) unrestrainedly; -- often in a bad sense.

Loosed from, or unconnected by, dependence on any other being; self-existent; self-sufficing.

The practice of self-denial by depriving one's self of certain kinds of food or drink, especially of meat.

Aggrandizement.

Self-love; self-esteem.

In the early church, one who devoted himself to a solitary and contemplative life, characterized by devotion, extreme self-denial, and…

A combining form, with the meaning of self, one's self, one's own, itself, its own.

Pertaining to, or produced by, an automaton; of the nature of an automaton; self-acting or self-regulating under fixed conditions; --…

The power or right of self-government; self-government, or political independence, of a city or a state.

Deification of one's self; self-worship.

To vaunt one's self; to brag; to say or tell things which are intended to give others a high opinion of one's self or of things belong…

To talk about one's self, or things pertaining to one's self, in a manner intended to excite admiration, envy, or wonder; to talk boas…

The practice of quartering one's self as landlord on a tenant; a quartering of one's self on anybody.

To stoop or descend; to let one's self down; to submit; to waive the privilege of rank or dignity; to accommodate one's self to an inf…

The state of mind characterized by one's reliance on himself, or his circumstances; a feeling of self-sufficiency; such assurance as l…

Self-restraint; self-command.

Not ardent, warm, fond, or passionate; not hasty; deliberate; exercising self-control; self-possessed; dispassionate; indifferent; as,…

To invest (one's self with something); to bring upon (one's self); as, he covered himself with glory.