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bovarism (BO-vuh-riz-em) noun
An exaggerated, especially glamorized, estimate of oneself; conceit. [From French bovaryisme, after Emma Bovary, a character in Flaubert's novel Madame Bovary.] "The public property is not so much her as Bovarism. She is part of the collective unconscious. She is, and can be, everyone." Alan Franks, France's best-kept secret, The Times of London, Aug 12, 1995. This week's theme: fictional characters who live on in the dictionary. ............................................................................ There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest. -Elie Wiesel, writer, Nobel laureate (1928- ) Q: What is your privacy policy? A: AWAD mailing list addresses are never sold, rented, leased, traded, swapped, marketed, exchanged or bartered to anyone. We don't like to receive junk mail, and know you don't either. Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/bovarism.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/bovarism.ram
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