deification
Plural: deifications
Noun
- the condition of being treated like a god
- an embodiment of the qualities of a god
- "the capitalists' deification of capital"
- the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
- The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis.
- Excessive praise.
- A deified embodiment.
- Union with God; theosis.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English deificacion, from Middle French deifier + -acion or borrowed directly from Latin deificātiō, from deificō (“deify”) + -tiō (noun suffix), from deus (“god”) + -ficō (“make”). Equivalent to deify + -ication. In the Christian theological sense influenced by the use of deificātiō as Latin translation of Byzantine Greek θέωσις (théōsis).
Synonyms
apotheosis, exaltation, divinisation, divinization, euhemerization
Scrabble Score: 17
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