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Definition of Lionization
1. Noun. The act of lionizing, the behavior that treats someone as a celebrity, either respectfully honoring or fawning adoration. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lionization
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lionization
Literary usage of Lionization
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster (1874)
"... already; but the people I have seen are so very hearty and warm in their manner
that much of the horrors of lionization gives way before it. ..."
2. Bulletin by Federal Board for Vocational Education, United States (1917)
"... by the expression of maudlin and pointless sympathy, by lionization at the
hands of society ladies, and by ill-judged hospitality in general. ..."
3. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1902)
"That year of lionization has ruined me. The people who used to ask me before,
don't ask me any more. They are afraid to invite me to Bloomsbury, ..."
4. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray: in twenty-four volumes. by William Makepeace Thackeray (1869)
"That year of lionization has ruined me. The people who used to ask me before,
don't ask me any more. They are afraid to invite me to Bloomsbury, ..."
5. European Dramatists by Archibald Henderson (1913)
"Wilde's notoriety was enhanced by a pseudo social lionization; but in spite of
a certain sort of superficial lustre attaching to him, he was regarded with ..."
6. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1907)
"Wilde's notoriety was enhanced by a pseudo social lionization; but in spite of
a certain sort of superficial luster attaching to him, he was regarded with ..."
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