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deification

noun as in apotheosis

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immortalization

noun as in elevation

noun as in glorification

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noun as in hero worship

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noun as in honor

noun as in reverence

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high esteem

noun as in worship

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laudation

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The deification of our jazz dead is stunning to behold that way.

From Los Angeles Times

Or they knew her story through the lens of her deification.

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The cultlike deification of Mr. Obama as some kind of White House celebrity broke the political press in Washington.

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She said that some in the university community embrace an “unhealthy deification” of Mr. Jefferson, adding, “That can be coded language for a lot of things.”

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

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