glorification
Americannoun
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a glorified or more splendid form of something.
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the act of glorifying.
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the state of being glorified.
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exaltation to the glory of heaven.
noun
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the act of glorifying or state of being glorified
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informal an enhanced or favourably exaggerated version or account
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informal a celebration
Other Word Forms
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
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The tapestry, a sumptuous rectangle 30 ft. long by 11ft. high, has been named The Glorification of Charles VIII, King of France from 1483 to 1498.
From Time Magazine Archive
His Glorification of the Cross wedges a battalion of saints, martyrs, angels, popes and kings, all in a state of translucent levitation, onto a 12-in. by 18-in. painting.
From Time Magazine Archive
The four compartments contain the Triumph of Chastity, the Triumph of Poverty, the Triumph of Obedience, and the Glorification of St. Francis.
From The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
She painted a picture called the "Glorification of Religion through Art" and a "Madonna in Prayer."
From Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. by Waters, Clara Erskine Clement
The central portal, before which we are standing, and which leads to the middle door, has for its subject the Glorification of the Virgin.
From The Cathedral by Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl)
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