deification – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
deification
n.
act of deifying, act of making divine
Apotheosis
Apotheosis (from
Greek ἀποθέωσις from ἀποθεοῦν,
apotheoun "to deify"; in Latin
deificatio "making divine"; also called
divinization and
deification) is the glorification of a subject to
divine level. The term has meanings in
theology, where it refers to a
belief, and in
art, where it refers to a
genre.
deification
Noun
1. the condition of being treated like a god
(hypernym) condition, status
(derivation) deify
2. an embodiment of the qualities of a god; "the capitalists' deification of capital"
(hypernym) embodiment, incarnation, avatar
(derivation) deify
3. the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
(synonym) exaltation, apotheosis
(hypernym) worship
(derivation) deify
déification
nf.
deification, worship
Deification
(n.)
The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis; excessive praise.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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