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单词 deification
释义

deification

noun

de·​i·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌdē-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce deification (audio)
ˌdā-
: the act or an instance of deifying

Synonyms

  • adulation
  • hero worship
  • idolatry
  • idolization
  • worship
  • worshipping
  • worshiping
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Example Sentences

the instant deification by the press of the country's newest war hero
Recent Examples on the Web Numerous articles in the New York Times and Los Angeles Times — and most other media in between — contribute to the cultural deification. Armond White, National Review, 5 Aug. 2022 Even students goofing off in the back should catch on that Neil is still enchanted by the frisson of deification that sometimes descends from heaven into a classroom. Ron Charles, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2022 There’s no deification or celebrity status or false reverence in that way. Liam Hess, Vogue, 25 May 2022 Palisade all art forms; monitor, discredit, or expel those that challenge or destabilize processes of demonization and deification. Zadie Smith, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2022 But rather than coast on that deification, the California rapper (whose real name is Thebe Kgositsile) has spent his career defying expectations. Stephen Kearse, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2022 By the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, white men colonizing other parts of the world were hardly surprised anymore to encounter similar instances of mistaken deification. Fara Dabhoiwala, The New York Review of Books, 19 Aug. 2021 This contrasts with today’s deification of black criminals. Armond White, National Review, 12 Nov. 2021 In this new order, Subin argues, deification would become, at best, heretical and, at worst, nonsensical. Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

deification

noun

as in worship
excessive admiration of or devotion to a person the instant deification by the press of the country's newest war hero

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • worship
  • adoration
  • worshipping
  • idolatry
  • worshiping
  • idolization
  • adulation
  • hero worship
  • reverence
  • glorification
  • appreciation
  • veneration
  • idealization
  • romanticization
  • deference
  • affection
  • approval
  • liking
  • love
  • like
  • esteem
  • respect
  • fondness
  • regard
  • fancy
  • favor

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • condemnation
  • dismissal
  • hatred
  • disapproval
  • disregard
  • scorn
  • dislike
  • loathing
  • disfavor
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