deification
Deification is when a person is treated like a god. If you love your basketball coach so much that you build her an altar and bow whenever she walks by, that’s deification. And a little weird.
This word is a variation of deify which means to treat someone like a deity (a god). Deification is treating a mere mortal as someone godly. Often, this word is used negatively. For example, enthusiastic fans of someone could be accused of deification by non-fans. Someone must be considered extremely impressive to be the object of deification. This word is related to Latin deus (god).
Definitions of deification
the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
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synonyms:
apotheosis, exaltation-
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worshipthe activity of worshipping
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worship
an embodiment of the qualities of a god
“the capitalists’
deification of capital”-
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avatar, embodiment, incarnationa new personification of a familiar idea
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avatar, embodiment, incarnation
the condition of being treated like a god
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