self-glorifying

verb (used with object), glo·ri·fied, glo·ri·fy·ing.

1. to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
2. to honor with praise, admiration, or worship; extol.
3. to make glorious; invest with glory.
4. to praise the glory of (God), especially as an act of worship.

verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)

1. to make glorious
2. to make more splendid; adorn
3. to worship, exalt, or adore
4. to extol
5. to cause to seem more splendid or imposing than reality

v.mid-14c., from Old French glorifier, from Late Latin glorificare “to glorify,” from Latin gloria (see glory) + -ficare, from facere “to make, do” (see factitious). Related: Glorified; glorifying.