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egolatría

English translation: egomania

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Spanish term or phrase:egolatría
English translation:egomania
Entered by: Berni Armstrong

00:55 Jul 2, 2001
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary
Spanish term or phrase: egolatría
"se trata, en fin, de un acontecimiento transpersonal, autotrascendente, ajena a las tres líbidos del quere (egolatría) del saber (egocentrismo), del tener (egoismo)."

This is obviously a pun on idolatry. The love of one's ego is aimplied... anyone support or refute (or offfer an alternative) to my similar coining of "egolatry"

Cheers,

Berni
Berni Armstrong
Spain
Local time: 01:45
egomania
Explanation:

egolatría
(nf) egomania.

-The Collins Concise Spanish Dictionary

A web search provided me with more than 6,000 entries. (Only 15 for egolatry)

Buena suerte!
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Pilar T. Bayle (X)
Local time: 01:45
Grading comment
I am trying as much as possible to make some sense out of this text in my version. Therefore I will abandon my coining in favour of this more common word. I usually agree with Heather, but in this case that pun would be pandering to the author's already over-inflated prose.

Thanks to you all.

berni
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Summary of answers provided
naegomania
Pilar T. Bayle (X)
naLarousse gives "self-worship".
Parrot
naegolatry
Heathcliff


  

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5 mins
egomania


Explanation:

egolatría
(nf) egomania.

-The Collins Concise Spanish Dictionary

A web search provided me with more than 6,000 entries. (Only 15 for egolatry)

Buena suerte!

Pilar T. Bayle (X)
Local time: 01:45
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 29
Grading comment
I am trying as much as possible to make some sense out of this text in my version. Therefore I will abandon my coining in favour of this more common word. I usually agree with Heather, but in this case that pun would be pandering to the author's already over-inflated prose.

Thanks to you all.

berni
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1 hr
Larousse gives "self-worship".


Explanation:
"Egolatría" is not necessarily negative and MAY (psychologists say) be healthy, in the sense of a little hedonism and self-pampering.

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 01:45
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 7645
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2 hrs
egolatry


Explanation:
Your coinage, IMHO, works beautifully here. This is what intelligent translation is all about!

Cheers,
HC

Heathcliff
United States
Local time: 16:45
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 843
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