as in worship
excessive admiration of or devotion to a person
the instant deification by the press of the country's newest war hero
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Recent Examples of deification
Thus, the project traces the societal implications of the deification of physical beauty, and how the international plastic surgery industry promotes these oppressive standards.
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
The mountain has been widely used by the Kim dynasty to showcase the family’s own lore and deification.
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 28 July 2025
Depictions of breastfeeding in Western art are usually associated with the baby Jesus and Mary, apart from others in gilded deification.
—Alexandra Bregman, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
So there has always been an attack on the present and a deification of the past on our way to saying that things are getting worse.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
The mountain has been widely used by the Kim dynasty to showcase the family’s own lore and deification.
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 28 July 2025
Depictions of breastfeeding in Western art are usually associated with the baby Jesus and Mary, apart from others in gilded deification.
—Alexandra Bregman, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
So there has always been an attack on the present and a deification of the past on our way to saying that things are getting worse.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for deification
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deification
Noun
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And two-thirds say churches and other houses of worship should keep out of political matters.—
Yonat Shimron,
NPR,
15 May 2026
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But the chapel, heavy with the scent of ecclesiastical incense, felt as genuine as could be, worn from nearly two centuries of worship.—
Paul Brady,
Travel + Leisure,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Yet she’s viewed, like everything else in the movie, with an adoration that is nearly transcendental.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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There’s probably a smart, chilling film to be made about the terrors of smothering and relentless adoration — one imagines what Rod Serling would have done with something like this — but this isn’t really that film.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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By the nail holes above and beside the worshiping altar, the household hung garlands.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Feb. 2026
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Afternoons are made for fresh piña coladas, languid sun worshipping, and offshore adventures on motorboats fully stocked with snorkels, fins, and local beer.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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The two groups displayed a large balloon near the mall of a Trump-like golden calf, a biblical reference to idolatry.—
Tiffany Stanley,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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Pastor Burns defended the installation via a lengthy public statement after critics compared it to the biblical golden calf, a symbol associated with idolatry.—
Tiago Ventura,
Time,
15 May 2026
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“Deification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deification. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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