'Deification' definitions:
Definition of 'deification'
(from WordNet)
noun
The condition of being treated like a god
noun
An embodiment of the qualities of a god; "the capitalists' deification of capital"
noun
The elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) [syn: deification, exaltation, apotheosis]
Definition of 'Deification'
From: GCIDE
- Deification \De`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [LL. deificare to deify: cf. F. d['e]ification. See Deify.] The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis; excessive praise. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'deification'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accolade,
- admiration,
- adoration,
- adulation,
- aggrandizement,
- apotheosis,
- appreciation,
- approbation,
- approval,
- ascent,
- assumption,
- awe,
- beatification,
- bepraisement,
- breathless adoration,
- canonization,
- congratulation,
- consideration,
- courtesy,
- deference,
- dignification,
- duty,
- elevation,
- eloge,
- encomium,
- ennoblement,
- enshrinement,
- enthronement,
- erection,
- escalation,
- esteem,
- estimation,
- eulogium,
- eulogy,
- exaggerated respect,
- exaltation,
- excessive praise,
- favor,
- fetishization,
- flattery,
- glorification,
- glory,
- great respect,
- height,
- hero worship,
- high regard,
- homage,
- hommage,
- honor,
- idolatry,
- idolization,
- idolizing,
- immortalization,
- kudos,
- laud,
- laudation,
- lifting,
- lionizing,
- magnification,
- meed of praise,
- overpraise,
- paean,
- panegyric,
- praise,
- prestige,
- raising,
- rearing,
- regard,
- respect,
- reverence,
- reverential regard,
- sainting,
- sanctification,
- sursum corda,
- tribute,
- upbuoying,
- upcast,
- upheaval,
- uplift,
- uplifting,
- upping,
- uprearing,
- upthrow,
- upthrust,
- veneration,
- worship