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delusion

In psychiatry, a false belief that is unshakeably held. Delusions are a prominent feature of schizophrenia and paranoia, but may also occur in other psychiatric states.



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Overlooking such and other differences also contributes to questionable parallels between a traditional Dutch-Protestant self-righteousness and the Islamic variety--"Mohammed, [the killer of van Gogh] in a very Dutch delusion of grandeur, expanded his youthful enthusiasm for neighborhood politics to encompass the fate of mankind.
Ambivalent in Amsterdam by Hollander, Paul / The National Interest
No doubt, a good part of these feelings are a result of the belief that the USA being a political, cultural and economic giant threatens France's delusion of grandeur.
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The stern demands of the Christian Coalition smack of feelings of the delusion of grandeur.
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