deification — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis.

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   • Uncountable
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2. Excessive praise.

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   • Uncountable
   • usually

3. A deified embodiment.

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   • Uncountable
   • usually

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   We went through the main hall, four-armed Amaat looming, the air still smelling of incense and the heap of flowers at the god's feet and knees, back to a tiny chapel tucked into a corner, dedicated to an old and now-obscure provincial god, one of those personifications of abstract concepts so many pantheons hold, in this case a deification of legitimate political authority.

4. Union with God; theosis.

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   • Uncountable
   • usually

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   There is an experiential component to Maximos’ writings: he draws upon the reality of the contemplative life and in doing so secures deification as the goal of the monastic spiritual life in Orthodoxy.

Noun

1. the condition of being treated like a god

   Broader terms

   conditionstatus

2. an embodiment of the qualities of a god

   Broader terms

   embodimentincarnationavatar

   Examples

   the capitalists' deification of capital

3. the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)

   Synonyms

   exaltationapotheosis

   Broader terms

   worship