deification

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (uncountable, usually) The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis.
2. (uncountable, usually) Excessive praise.
3. (uncountable, usually) A deified embodiment.
4. (uncountable, usually) Union with God; theosis.

Concepten

vergoding

apotheose

Synoniemen

apotheosis

exaltation

idolization

worshipping

adoration

regarding something as sacred

deifying

honor

idolisation

Vertalingen

déification

tanrılaştırma

apoteose

yüceltme

αποθέωση

Vergötterung

apoteosi

deificación

deïficació

divinització

αγία

θεοποίηση

Vergötlichung

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: deificacion

In summary

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).