deify
To make into a godTo make into a god.
» Classical liberalism deifies abstractions and objectifies humans.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To make into a god.
Near-synonyms: demideify, mythologize
als Gott verehren, vergöttern
обожествля́тьobožestvljátʹ, боготвори́тьbogotvorítʹ
боготворитиbohotvoryty
exalt to the position of a God
(transitive)To regard as being like a deity; to treat as worthy of worship; to exalt.
Examples
4 sentencesClassical liberalism deifies abstractions and objectifies humans.
No baseball player has been as deified as this man.
ruНи одного бейсболиста не боготворили так, как его. — Hellerick
deKein Baseballspieler ist so vergöttert worden wie dieser Mann. — al_ex_an_der
The Thracians deified Zamolxis the lawgiver.
Pagans have deified life and Christians have deified death.
Translations
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Origin
From French déifier, from Latin deificāre, from deus (“god”). By surface analysis, deity +From French déifier, from Latin deificāre, from deus (“god”). By surface analysis, deity + -ify.
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Forms
deifies, deifying, deified, deifiedSynonyms
7 synonymsAntonyms
4 antonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle