deification

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

apotheosis

exaltation

idolization

worshipping

adoration

regarding something as sacred

deifying

honor

idolisation

Translations

déification

αποθέωση

vergoding

tanrılaştırma

yüceltme

Vergötterung

apoteosi

apoteose

deïficació

deificación

θεοποίηση

divinització

αγία

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: 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).