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DEIFICATION
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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:
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)
