Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

cult of personality

Arabic translation:

تأليه الزعيم

Added to glossary by Basel Jbaily
Dec 27, 2009 10:14
14 yrs ago
English term

cult of personality

English to Arabic Social Sciences Government / Politics
Some political leaders wielded charismatic power and become "cults of personality".
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I know what it means in English, but I need an elegant Arabic expression for it. Thx in advance

Proposed translations

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5 mins
Selected

تأليه الزعيم

Peer comment(s):

agree GihanSS : I agree on the meaning, it's just that I think for the context the translation should rather be " فيتألهون " or " يصبحون كالآلهة" .. would you agree? thanks
10 mins
yes we could say "زعماء مؤلهون" you're right Gihan, many thanks!
agree elsayed fayed
23 mins
Many thanks Elsayed :)
agree Mohamed Abdel-Moneim : Agree, esp. with Gihan's note and Nadia's following suggestion which is زعماء مؤلهون
1 hr
Many thanks Mohamed :)
agree md_3_1
10 hrs
Many thanks Md :)
agree Rasha El-Gabry : agree with زعماء مؤلهون
1 day 12 hrs
Many thanks Rasha :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thx"
11 mins

شخصية معبودة / شخصية جديرة بالإعجاب

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+2
1 hr

معبود الجماهير

مع الإذن من شادية والعندليب الأسمر
Peer comment(s):

agree Linah Ababneh (X) : well said
3 hrs
agree sarax999
1 day 54 mins
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2 hrs

تقديس الحاكم/الزعيم

تقديس الحاكم/الزعيم
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7 hrs

عبادة الأشخاص أو تأليه الأشخاص

the cult of personality focuses on the person himself above any law
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