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Definition of Deification
1. Noun. The condition of being treated like a god.
2. Noun. An embodiment of the qualities of a god. "The capitalists' deification of capital"
3. Noun. The elevation of a person (as to the status of a god).
Generic synonyms: Worship
Derivative terms: Deify, Deify, Exalt, Exalt
Definition of Deification
1. n. The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis; excessive praise.
Definition of Deification
1. Noun. The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis; excessive praise. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Deification
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deification
Literary usage of Deification
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 by Mary Baker Eddy (1897)
"deification OF PERSONALITY. NOTWITHSTANDING the rapid sale already of two editions
of " Christ and Christmas," and many orders on hand, 1 have thought best ..."
2. Christian Mysticism: Considered in Eight Lectures Delivered Before the by William Ralph Inge (1899)
"It has indeed been said that " deification was the idea of salvation taught in the
... To modern ears the word " deification " sounds not only strange, ..."
3. Studies of the Gods in Greece at Certain Sanctuaries Recently Excavated by Louis Dyer (1891)
"... APPENDIX I THE deification OF ROMAN EMPERORS ROMAN imperialism has not usually
been judged upon its merits. Perhaps this would have been otherwise ..."
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