Other Word Forms
- hyperdeification noun
Etymology
Origin of deification
1350–1400; Middle English deificacion < Late Latin deificātiōn- (stem of deificātiō ), equivalent to deificāt ( us ) (past participle of deificāre; deific ( us ) deific + -ātus -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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The deification of our jazz dead is stunning to behold that way.
From Los Angeles Times
Or they knew her story through the lens of her deification.
From Los Angeles Times
She said that some in the university community embrace an “unhealthy deification” of Mr. Jefferson, adding, “That can be coded language for a lot of things.”
From New York Times
And its rigid hierarchy and customs do not mesh well with the deification of liberty and individualism that permeate U.S. culture.
From Washington Post
Even students goofing off in the back should catch on that Neil is still enchanted by the frisson of deification that sometimes descends from heaven into a classroom.
From Washington Post
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