divinize

especially British, div·i·nise

[div-uh-nahyz]

verb (used with object)

divinized, divinizing 

1. to make divine; deify.

divinize

/ ˈdɪvɪˌnaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to make divine; deify

Other Word Forms

• divinization noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of divinize¹

1650–60; divine + -ize; compare French diviniser

Example Sentences

Earnestness, sincerity, are orators whose persuasions are irresistible; they hold all gifts in fusion, magnetize, divinize, harmonize all.

From Project Gutenberg

Their religion is, as it were, a last attempt to divinize all that constitutes humanity in men.

From Project Gutenberg

Asked why they thought as they did, ministers most commonly cited their opinion that Roman Catholics "divinize" Mary.

From Time Magazine Archive

Is it necessary to point out the folly as well as the crime of this delusion--the ludicrous inconsequence of men who divinize humanity yet revile what they call "society"?

From Project Gutenberg

These chosen souls, He inundates with celestial gifts,—revealing glimpses of His glory and beauty, transforming them into Himself, so as in a manner to divinize them, and even sometimes imparting visible external marks of their sublime spiritual exaltation.

From Project Gutenberg