deifying
Example Sentences
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It is certainly true that at some point we, as a culture, must stop deifying people whose work, message or backstory we admire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
The journalists warning of the dangers of deifying Conway have most often aimed that message at adults.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2020
“They are not perfect. They are not perfect. We have to stop deifying them,” Mr. Lemon said.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 9, 2020
If it's not Mozart then please stop deifying these men.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2018
Thus it naturally followed that the custom of deifying all things which the primitive mind was unable to grasp, led in direct line to the fire-worship of later days.
From The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé by Harry Houdini
