Wiktionary
lionization
n. The act of lionize, the behavior that treats someone as a celebrity, either respectfully honoring or fawning adoration.
Usage examples of "lionization".
He would be glad to share his lionization with the new fair-haired boy in town.
He was hard pressed to even identify the emotion, but he knew it was connected with Tombstone Magruder and the lionization which had been directed at him ever since the Korean raid.
In fact, this recent lionization may have just exchanged one set of neuroses for another, from feelings of inadequacy to feelings of superiority and arrogance.