deification
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- noun
- /ˌdiːɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
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deificación
- In many ancient cultures, the deification of rulers was common, as they were seen as gods on Earth.
- the deification process
- near-deification
And and what they did was essentially lead to a kind of deification of reason.
- And and what they did was essentially lead to a kind of deification of reason.
- And again, the deification of language that you know, the whole business of what it, what is the appropriate word to describe somebody who is black?
Examples
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What is disturbing is the uncritical deification that surrounds her book.
Academic text (1996) -
Fields is correct, I believe, to ask questions about Burns's near-deification of Lincoln within his film.
Academic text (2009) -
And and what they did was essentially lead to a kind of deification of reason.
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The social conditions of the living shape the conception of deification.
Academic text (2009) -
Two major legends attempt to account for this deification and his link with thunder and lightning.
Academic text (1998) -
But Breivik was much more specific in his deification of Western civilization.
Blog text (10) -
Caesarion as Caesar's son could claim both the title of king and his deification.
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The second paradigm embraced is that of the deification of a human being: the Sassan system.
Fiction book (1992) -
For the state, the bestowal of the honorific title upon Wang Yulan is a proclamation of her deification.
Academic text (2009) -
The idea of survivor spirituality seems to include a kind of deification of children—their innocence, honesty, and purity.
Academic text (2000)
Synonyms
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The state of being powerful and worshiped by people
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The highest or best example of something that makes someone seem like a god
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The act of making a person into a god
A process of becoming like a god in religion or myth
The process of becoming a god and gaining god-like powers
How Revered
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Deification comes from the Latin deus, meaning 'god', and from facere, meaning 'to make'. So, deification is the act of making someone a god or of treating them like one.