Usually means: Idealized, unrealistic perception of oneself.
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  2. bovarism: Wiktionary
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  4. bovarism: Dictionary.com
  5. Bovarism: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Bovarism)

noun:  Alternative spelling of bovarysm [An imagined or unrealistic conception of oneself.]

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