glorification

American  

[glawr-uh-fi-key-shuhn, glohr-] / ˌglɔr ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən, ˌgloʊr- /

noun

1. a glorified or more splendid form of something.

2. the act of glorifying.

3. the state of being glorified.

4. exaltation to the glory of heaven.

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glorification British  

/ ˌɡlɔːrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən /

noun

1. the act of glorifying or state of being glorified

2. informal an enhanced or favourably exaggerated version or account

3. informal a celebration

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Other Word Forms

• deglorification
  noun
• reglorification
  noun
• self-glorification
  noun

Etymology

Origin of glorification

1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin glōrificātiōn- (stem of glōrificātiō ), equivalent to glōrific ( āre ) to glorify + -ātiōn- -ation