glo·ri·fy (glôr  -f  , gl r-)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 gl rific re : glria, glory + -ficre, -fy.]glo ri·fi·cation (-f -kshn) n.glo ri·fier n. |
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| Noun | 1. | glorification - a state of high honor; "he valued glory above life itself" |
| 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" romanticisation, romanticization, sentimentalisation, sentimentalization - the act of indulging in sentiment | |
| 3. | glorification - the act of glorifying (as in worship); "the glorification of God" |
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