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GLORIFICATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of glorifying (as in worship)
Example:
the glorification of God
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("glorification" is a kind of...):
adoration; idolisation; idolization (the act of admiring strongly)
Derivation:
glorify (praise, glorify, or honor)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A portrayal of something as ideal
Example:
the idealization of rural life was very misleading
Synonyms:
glorification; idealisation; idealization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("glorification" is a kind of...):
admiration; appreciation (a favorable judgment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "glorification"):
romanticisation; romanticization; sentimentalisation; sentimentalization (the act of indulging in sentiment)
Derivation:
glorify (cause to seem more splendid)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A state of high honor
Example:
he valued glory above life itself
Synonyms:
glorification; glory
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("glorification" is a kind of...):
honor; honour; laurels (the state of being honored)
Derivation:
glorify (bestow glory upon)
glorify (praise, glorify, or honor)
