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deification

[ dee-uh-fi-key-shuhn ]

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noun

the act of deifying.
the state of being deified.
the result of deifying:
Their gods were deifications of their ancient kings.

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of deification¹

1350–1400; Middle English deificacion < Late Latin ��𾱴ھ��پ�ō��- (stem of ��𾱴ھ��پ�ō ), equivalent to ��𾱴ھ�� ( us ) (past participle of deificāre; deific ( us ) deific + -��ٳܲ� -ate ¹ ) + -��ō��- -ion

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

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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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