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DEIFICATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)

Synonyms:

apotheosis; deification; exaltation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("deification" is a kind of...):

worship (the activity of worshipping)

Derivation:

deify (exalt to the position of a God)

deify (consider as a god or godlike)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An embodiment of the qualities of a god

Example:

the capitalists' deification of capital

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("deification" is a kind of...):

avatar; embodiment; incarnation (a new personification of a familiar idea)

Derivation:

deify (consider as a god or godlike)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The condition of being treated like a god

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("deification" is a kind of...):

condition; status (a state at a particular time)

Derivation:

deify (consider as a god or godlike)

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