glorification

[glawr-uh-fi-key-shuhn, glohr-]

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of glorification¹

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

Example Sentences

Rumela Sen, a South Asia expert at Columbia University, said it was "worrying" to see "an unprecedented glorification of the army as a voice of sanity and stability".

From BBC

Experts on faith and far-right extremism say they are troubled by the religious glorification of Kirk in this era of increased political violence — and the potential vengeance that may spring from it.

From Los Angeles Times

Gray calls this attitude part of “conspicuous resilience,” conflating being temporarily displaced and inconvenienced with being oppressed and vulnerable, leading to the celebration and glorification of a recovery that mostly benefits the few.

From Los Angeles Times

We also saw an escalation in repression in California that was combined at the highest levels with the very open ideological glorification of violence towards the opposition.

From Salon

But organizers of the “No Kings” movement say it’s a dangerous blurring of patriotism and personal glorification.

From Salon