glorifications

glo·ri·fy (glôr

-f

, gl

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

-k

n) n.

glori·fier n.

glorification [ˌglɔːrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən]

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

Noun	1.	glorification - a state of high honor; "he valued glory above life itself" glory honour, laurels, honor - the state of being honored
	2.	glorification - a portrayal of something as ideal; "the idealization of rural life was very misleading" idealization, idealisation 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" idolisation, idolization, adoration - the act of admiring strongly

Translations

glorification [ˌglɔːrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] N → glorificación f

glorification [ˌglɔːrɪfɪˈkeɪʃ^ən] n → glorification f

glorification

n → Verherrlichung f; (of God also) → Lobpreis m; (= beautification) → Verschönerung f

glorification [ˌglɔːrɪfɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → glorificazione f

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admiration
adoration
apotheosis
appreciation
blaxploitation
deification
eulogy
exaltation
glory
honor
Honors and Regalia
idealisation
idealization
idolatry
idolisation
idolization
immortality
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You know you have seen many Hollywood glorifications of spies when you start thinking that all spies, both reel and real, have only noble intentions in committing industrial espionage Add in impressive mini spy cameras and other gadgets, and everybody looks like James Bond You know you have seen many Hollywood glorifications of spies when you start thinking that all spies, both reel and real, have only noble intentions in committing industrial espionage.

Industrial Espionage and Mini Spy Cameras the Loss of Intellectual ... by Nahshon Roberts / Business community

Are we going to do away with the Fox and Hounds, the Hare and Hounds, the Anything being pursued by Hounds, because the animal rights brigade take offence at these glorifications of hunting?

Pulling down pub signs won't alter shameful history by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

His call for a Shire Strategy ("the Shire is ours, we want to keep it, and so we must defend it") is presented along with hypothetical inevitabilities of Muslim domination and glorifications of past Christian warriors who defended the West from previous "immigrant invasions.

Fanning flames by Gasperini, C. / The American Conservative

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