deify
Origin of deify
Related Words for deified
idealize, ennoble, idolize, exalt, venerate, consecrate, adore, immortalize, extol, worship, enthroneExamples from the Web for deified
Contemporary Examples of deified
And while Garcia had long been revered as the leader of the group, this was when, Weir says, fans “deified Jerry.”
He was the last of a deified generation of CBS News luminaries that included Walter Cronkite, Andy Rooney, and Ed Bradley.
Still, expectations are high, given that the series is based on a work by one of the most deified literary figures of our time.
Historical Examples of deified
Once place my colleague on the other side, You'd say, This lawyer should be deified!
We know the oaths taken by those subjects to their deified kings.
The Oriental Religions in Roman PaganismFranz Cumont
The fact that Dungi is called "the deified" is not surprising.
Livia, priestess of the deified Augustus; Germanicus was his flamen.
Nature is, in fact, deified, whatever other sacrifices are made.
deify
- to exalt to the position of a god or personify as a god
- to accord divine honour or worship to
- to exalt in an extreme way; idealize
Word Origin for deify
Word Origin and History for deified
deify
mid-14c., from Old French deifier (13c.), from Late Latin deificare, from deificus "making godlike," from Latin deus "god" (see Zeus) + -ficare, from facere "to make, do" (see factitious). Related: Deified; deifying.