idealization
/ʌɪdɪəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n
/(also idealisation)
noun [mass noun]
The action of regarding or representing something as perfect or better than in reality: her idealization of childhood as a time of innocence [count noun]: a romantic idealization of rural life...
- He lost many of his magical attributes and the degree of idealisation diminished.
- Romantic idealisation is certainly not what we should offer here; but clear-sighted respect.
- Each of these individuals incarnated certain character traits which made them suitable for mass idealisation and adoration.
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- certifiably
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- Certificate of Secondary Education
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- certitude
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