Pygmalionism noun.
[pɪg'meɪlɪǝnɪz(ǝ)m] E20.[from Pygmalion, Greek Pugmaliōn a legendary king of Cyprus who fell in love with a statue of a woman which was then brought to life by Aphrodite: see -ISM.]Psychology. The condition of loving a statue, image, or inanimate object, esp. one of one's own making.
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