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

Example Sentences

But many Ghanaians have been mocking its installation - outside a hospital in the city of Sekondi - seeing it as "self glorification".

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2024

Indeed, the glorification may well have been of the composer himself.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2024

Packed with animations, touch-screen displays and other flashy elements, those widely popular expositions were criticized by historians for inaccurate claims and deliberate glorification of Russian rulers and their conquests.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2024

In Michigan, avoiding the glorification of what he called “the aesthetics of fascism” was partially behind the removal of a 20-foot-high portrait of Hitler that had drawn some salutes.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2024

London's fervent condemnation of capitalist society, his glorification of the primordial world, his championing of the great unwashed—all of it mirrored McCandless s passions.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer