deify

Example Sentences

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In a 1942 essay, Hall wrote: “All followers who offer to adorn and deify their teachers set up a false condition. Human beings, experience has proved, make better humans than they do gods.”

From Los Angeles Times

The themes of performances at Mr Gopalakrishnan's house include honouring a deified ancestor, venerating a warrior-hunter deity, and worshipping tiger spirits symbolising strength and protection.

From BBC

Trump is now deifying the Jan. 6 terrorists as "political prisoners" and heroes.

From Salon

There was even a time when even George W. Bush was practically deified.

From Salon

But rather than commune with Marika, his deified mother, Miquella wants to escape the strictures and expectations of her Golden Order.

From New York Times