English Explanatory Dictionary

deification

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis.
  2. Excessive praise.
  3. A deified embodiment.
  4. Union with God; theosis.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

deification deifications

Etymology

From Middle English deificacion, from Middle French deifier + -acion or borrowed directly from Latin deificātiō(n), from deific(ā) (“deify”) + -tiō(n) (noun suffix), from de(i) (“god”) + -ficō (“make”). By surface analysis, deif(y) + -ication. * In the Christian, theological sense, influenced by the use of deificātiō(n) as Latin translation of Byzantine Greek θέωσις (théōsis).

Synonyms

euhemerization divinisation divinization apotheosis

Derived words

semideification
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