deification

1350–1400; Middle English deificacion<Late Latin deificātiōn- (stem of deificātiō), equivalent to deificāt(us) (past participle of deificāre; deific(us) deific + -ātus-ate¹) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM deification

hy·per·de·i·fi·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby deification

deicide, deictic, deid, deif, deific, deification, deiform, deify, Deighton, deign, Dei gratia

How to use deification in a sentence

But Michael Moynihan says we should resist the instant deification.
Edward Snowden, We Love You: Why We Should Resist the Hero Worship|Michael Moynihan|June 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Finally, as a Zionist, this deification of trauma appalls me.
Never Forget, But Forget The Auschwitz Tattoos|Gil Troy|October 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Every passion and nearly every vice was the object of a monstrous deification.
Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3)|John Morley
Gratitude and admiration tended to the deification of departed heroes and other eminent persons.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant

Into practical pantheism, and into the deification of human reason it does run.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies|Robert Gordon Latham
As it was, the deification of the ruler had to provide the nexus, as in Alexanders empire.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind|Herbert George Wells
The Syncism of gods or the deification of rulers, those are the only ways of amalgamating peoples.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind|Herbert George Wells

British Dictionary definitions for deification

deification

/ (ˌdiːɪfɪˈkeɪʃən, ˌdeɪ-) /

noun

the act or process of exalting to the position of a god

the state or condition of being deified

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