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glorification

American  
[glawr-uh-fi-key-shuhn, glohr-] / ˌglɔr ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən, ˌgloʊr- /

noun

  1. a glorified or more splendid form of something.

  2. the act of glorifying.

  3. the state of being glorified.

  4. exaltation to the glory of heaven.

Other Word Forms

  • deglorification noun
  • reglorification noun
  • self-glorification noun

Etymology

Origin of glorification

1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin glōrificātiōn- (stem of glōrificātiō ), equivalent to glōrific ( āre ) to glorify + -ātiōn- -ation

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