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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEIFICATION, n. The act of deifying; the act of exalting to the rank of, or enrolling among the heathen deities.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the condition of being treated like a god
2: an embodiment of the qualities of a god; "the capitalists' deification of capital"
3: the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) [syn: deification, exaltation, apotheosis]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 14th century the act or an instance of deifying

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Deification De`i*fi*ca"tion, n. [LL. deificare to deify: cf. F. d['e]ification. See Deify.] The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis; excessive praise.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If you talk about the deification of someone or something, you mean that they are regarded with very great respect and are not criticized at all. (FORMAL) ...the deification of science in the 1940s. N-UNCOUNT: usu with supp

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Apotheosis, deifying.

Moby Thesaurus

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