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glorification

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glo·ri·fy  (glôr-f, glr-)
tr.v. glo·ri·fied, glo·ri·fy·ing, glo·ri·fies
1. To give glory, honor, or high praise to; exalt.
2. To cause to be or seem more glorious or excellent than is actually the case: Your descriptions have glorified an average house into a mansion.
3. To give glory to, especially through worship.

[Middle English glorifien, from Old French glorefier, from Latin glrificre : glria, glory + -ficre, -fy.]

glori·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.
glori·fier n.

glorification [ˌglɔːrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən]
n
1. the act of glorifying or state of being glorified
2. Informal an enhanced or favourably exaggerated version or account
3. Brit informal a celebration
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.glorification - a state of high honor; "he valued glory above life itself"
honour, laurels, honor - the state of being honored
2.glorification - a portrayal of something as ideal; "the idealization of rural life was very misleading"
admiration, appreciation - a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works"
3.glorification - the act of glorifying (as in worship); "the glorification of God"
idolisation, idolization, adoration - the act of admiring strongly
Translations
glorification [ˌglɔːrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] Nglorificación f
glorification [ˌglɔːrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] nglorification f
glorification
nVerherrlichung f; (of God also)Lobpreis m; (= beautification)Verschönerung f
glorification [ˌglɔːrɪfɪˈkeɪʃn] nglorificazione f
glorification [ˌglɔːrɪfɪˈkeɪʃn] nglorificazione f


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Before I knew what to expect, I was listening to a glorification of the arms of my country at the expense of Russia.
"To see the black tulip, Monseigneur," said Van Baerle, clasping his hands, "and when I have seen it, when I have seen what I desire to know, I am quite ready to die, if die I must; but in dying I shall bless your Highness's mercy for having allowed me to witness the glorification of my work.
Gnats, knowing nothing of their brief glorification, wandered across the shimmer of this pathway, irradiated as if they bore fire within them, then passed out of its line, and were quite extinct.
 
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