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glorification|ˌglɔərɪfɪˈkeɪʃən|
[ad. late L. glōrificatiōn-em, n. of action f. glōrificāre to glorify.]
†1. Alch. The action of refining; the state of being refined. Obs.
1460–70Bk. Quintessence 4 By contynuel ascendynge and descendynge..it is sublymed to so myche hiȝnes of glorificacioun.
2. The action of glorifying or investing with glory; the condition or state of being glorified.
1549Coverdale, etc. Erasm. Par. Rev. xix. 6–10 In heauen it is the immortal glorificacion of body & soule. 1660Jer. Taylor Duct. Dubit. i. v. §8 (1676) 151 They whose sins accidentally thus serv'd the glorification of God. 1860Pusey Min. Proph. 390 The enormous mass of human strength, which its [Thebes'] victorious kings had gathered from all nations to toil for its and their glorification. 1885Manch. Exam. 30 Mar. 5/2 Her trial and the glorification which she is likely to receive at the hands of the French public.
b. esp. The exaltation (of Christ) to the glory of heaven; the admission (of human souls) to the bliss of heaven.
1502Ord. Crysten Men (W. de W. 1506) i. vi. 50 Creacyon, redempcyon, and gloryfycacyon..apperteyneth all onely to the blessyd trynyte. 1643Sir T. Browne Relig. Med. ii. §8 An accessary of our glorification. 1681–6J. Scott Chr. Life ii. vii. §10 The good Angels..are ready enough to congratulate their [sinners'] Glorification. 1685Baxter Paraphr. N.T., Mark xvi. 19 His Ascension they beheld, and his Glorification they believed by the Spirit's revelation. 1871Macduff Mem. Patmos xvii. 230 Until the spirits of the just are ‘made perfect’—until they are ushered into their state of glorification.
c. Transformation into a more magnificent form; colloq. a ‘glorified’ variety of something which is naturally humble or inferior.
1885Century Mag. XXXII. 424/2 Sometimes..these houses..are..glorifications of the humble, early, shingled New-England farm-house.
d. jocularly. A time of ‘glorious’ enjoyment, a festive occasion.
1843A. Bethune Sc. Fireside Stor. 41 Glad to see you able to stir at all after your last night's glorification.
3. The ascription of glory or praise to (a person or thing).
1850L. Hunt Autobiog. v. 100 The glorifications of their masters with which they entertain the kitchen. 1862Merivale Rom. Emp. (1865) V. xli. 102 [The Georgics]..we must regard..as the glorification of Labour. 1863Boston Commonwealth (U.S.) 23 Oct., Captain Swift, in his peripatetic glorifications of Gen. Banks, omits [etc.]. 1892Speaker 3 Sept. 292/2 Mr. Huxley's..prologue is..a glorification of ‘science’.
b. A set form of praise; a doxology.
1660Jer. Taylor Duct. Dubit. ii. ii. (1676) 277 They offered sacrifice and sang..glorifications of God. 1730Waterland Rem. Clarke's Expos. Catech. 15 The Glorification in the Close was in common to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 1873Whitney Orient. Stud. 6 The songs are for the most part simple invocations and glorifications of the divinity. |