Meaning of DEIFICATION
| Pronunciation: | | `deeufu'keyshun
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- [n] the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
- [n] an embodiment of the qualities of a god; "the capitalists' deification of capital"
- [n] the condition of being treated like a god
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| | Synonyms: | | apotheosis, exaltation |
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| | See Also: | | avatar, condition, embodiment, incarnation, status, worship | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \De`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [LL. deificare to deify: cf.
F. d['e]ification. See {Deify}.]
The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis;
excessive praise.
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| | Related Terms: | | accolade, admiration, adoration, adulation, aggrandizement, apotheosis, appreciation, approbation, approval, ascent, assumption, awe, beatification, bepraisement, breathless adoration, canonization, congratulation, consideration, courtesy, deference, dignification, duty, elevation, eloge, encomium, ennoblement, enshrinement, enthronement, erection, escalation, esteem, estimation, eulogium, eulogy, exaggerated respect, exaltation, excessive praise, favor, fetishization, flattery, glorification, glory, great respect, height, hero worship, high regard, homage, hommage, honor, idolatry, idolization, idolizing, immortalization, kudos, laud, laudation, lifting, lionizing, magnification, meed of praise, overpraise, paean, panegyric, praise, prestige, raising, rearing, regard, respect, reverence, reverential regard, sainting, sanctification, sursum corda, tribute, upbuoying, upcast, upheaval, uplift, uplifting, upping, uprearing, upthrow, upthrust, veneration, worship |
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