Deification

Quick meaning: Deification is a noun meaning The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis.

Meaning

The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis.

More Meanings

1. Excessive praise.
2. A deified embodiment.
3. (Christianity, theology) Union with God; theosis.

Example Sentences

There is an experiential component to Maximos’ writings: he draws upon the reality of the contemplative life and in doing so secures deification as the goal of the monastic spiritual life in Orthodoxy.

We went through the main hall, four-armed Amaat looming, the air still smelling of incense and the heap of flowers at the god's feet and knees, back to a tiny chapel tucked into a corner, dedicated to an old and now-obscure provincial god, one of those personifications of abstract concepts so many pantheons hold, in this case a deification of legitimate political authority.

Word Forms

• deifications

Synonyms for deification

Depending on context, synonyms include divinisation, divinization, apotheosis, euhemerization, exaltation.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include apotheosis, exaltation, divinization, deization, dignification, glorification.

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