deification

[ dee-uh-fi-key-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of deifying.
2. the state of being deified.
3. the result of deifying:

   Their gods were deifications of their ancient kings.

Other Words From

• hyper·dei·fi·cation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of deification¹

1350–1400; Middle English deificacion < Late Latin deificātiōn- (stem of deificātiō ), equivalent to deificāt ( us ) (past participle of deificāre; deific ( us ) deific + -ātus -ate ¹ ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

But Michael Moynihan says we should resist the instant deification.

From The Daily Beast

Finally, as a Zionist, this deification of trauma appalls me.

From The Daily Beast

Every passion and nearly every vice was the object of a monstrous deification.

From Project Gutenberg

Gratitude and admiration tended to the deification of departed heroes and other eminent persons.

From Project Gutenberg

Into practical pantheism, and into the deification of human reason it does run.

From Project Gutenberg

As it was, the deification of the ruler had to provide the nexus, as in Alexanders empire.

From Project Gutenberg

The Syncism of gods or the deification of rulers, those are the only ways of amalgamating peoples.

From Project Gutenberg

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