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deification

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de·i·fi·ca·tion  (d-f-kshn, d-)
n.
1.
a. The act or process of deifying.
b. The condition of being deified.
2. One that embodies the qualities of a god.
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Noun1.deification - the condition of being treated like a god
condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
2.deification - an embodiment of the qualities of a god; "the capitalists' deification of capital"
avatar, embodiment, incarnation - a new personification of a familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of cunning"
3.deificationdeification - the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
apotheosis, exaltation
worship - the activity of worshipping


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A horrible fancy came into my head that Moreau, after animalising these men, had infected their dwarfed brains with a kind of deification of himself.
The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context
Thus even love, which is the deification of persons, must become more impersonal every day.
Essays, First Series by Emerson, Ralph Waldo View in context
This preference of the genius to the parts is the secret of that deification of art, which is found in all superior minds.
Essays, Second Series by Emerson, Ralph Waldo View in context
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