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deification

[dee-uh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌdi ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


NOUN
glorification
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Sidestepping the deification of his subject, Mr. O’Meara humanizes Prefontaine in his vexing contradictions, buoyant spirit and brutal competitiveness.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2025

Maybe columnist Bill Plaschke and others can now stop the deification of Caleb Williams.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2023

Julius Caesar seems to have intended to be worshiped as a god in his lifetime, and later emperors may have been aware of this plan because many routinely pushed for deification during their own reigns.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

And its rigid hierarchy and customs do not mesh well with the deification of liberty and individualism that permeate U.S. culture.

From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2023

The deification of nature and passions and heroes had filled the world with an elaborate and tenacious superstition, surrounded by reverence, fear, religion, and awe.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Ingersoll, Robert Green