DEIFICATION meaning: Elevation of someone to godliness

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Definitions from Wiktionary (deification)

▸ noun:  The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis.
▸ noun:  Excessive praise.
▸ noun:  A deified embodiment.
▸ noun:  (Christianity, theology) Union with God; theosis.

Opposite:

demonization, vilification, degradation

Types:

apotheosis, canonization, sainthood, divinization, more...

Adjectives:

self, own, such, human, near, virtual, posthumous, semi, subsequent, actual, quasi

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