Meaning of GLORIFICATION
| Pronunciation: | | `glowrufu'keyshun
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- [n] the act of glorifying (as in worship); "the glorification of God"
- [n] a portrayal of something as ideal; "the idealization of rural life was very misleading"
- [n] a state of high honor; "he valued glory above life itself"
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| | Synonyms: | | glory, idealisation, idealization |
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| | See Also: | | admiration, adoration, appreciation, honor, honour, idolisation, idolization, laurels, romanticisation, romanticization, sentimentalisation, sentimentalization | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Glo`ri*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. glorificatio: cf. F.
glorification. See {Glorify}.]
1. The act of glorifyng or of giving glory to. --Jer. Taylor.
2. The state of being glorifed; as, the glorification of
Christ after his resurrection.
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| | Related Terms: | | accolade, adulation, aggrandizement, apotheosis, beatification, beatitude, bepraisement, blessedness, blessing, canonization, congratulation, consecration, dedication, deification, devotion, dignification, elevation, eloge, encomium, ennoblement, enshrinement, enthronement, eulogium, eulogy, exaltation, excessive praise, flattery, glory, grace, hallowing, hero worship, homage, hommage, honor, idolatry, idolizing, immortalization, justification, justification by works, kudos, laud, laudation, lionizing, magnification, meed of praise, overpraise, paean, panegyric, praise, purification, sainthood, sainting, sanctification, setting apart, state of grace, tribute |
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