glorification
Americannoun
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a glorified or more splendid form of something.
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the act of glorifying.
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the state of being glorified.
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exaltation to the glory of heaven.
noun
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the act of glorifying or state of being glorified
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informal an enhanced or favourably exaggerated version or account
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informal a celebration
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of glorification
1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin glōrificātiōn- (stem of glōrificātiō ), equivalent to glōrific ( āre ) to glorify + -ātiōn- -ation
Example Sentences
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His Glorification of the Cross wedges a battalion of saints, martyrs, angels, popes and kings, all in a state of translucent levitation, onto a 12-in. by 18-in. painting.
From Time Magazine Archive
The tapestry, a sumptuous rectangle 30 ft. long by 11ft. high, has been named The Glorification of Charles VIII, King of France from 1483 to 1498.
From Time Magazine Archive
Here we may try to see a painting of the Glorification of St. Francis by Herrera el Mozo, and one of the Virgin and San Ildefonso, by Juan Vald�s Leal.
From The Story of Seville by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)
The poet shows an intense enthusiasm for his subject, which Mr. Merivale asserts to be the Glorification of Labor.
From Readings from Latin Verse With Notes by Bushnell, Curtis C.
Glorification behooveth Thee for Thou hast manifested Thyself!
From Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas by `Abdu'l-Bahá
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