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deification

dei·fi·ca·tion

US/ˌdiʌfʌˈkeɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

the condition of being treated like a god

2.

an embodiment of the qualities of a god

  • “the capitalists”
3.

the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)

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Origin

From Middle English deificacion, from Middle French deifier + -acion or borrowed directly from Latin deificātiō(n), from deific(ā) (“deify”) + -tiō(n) (noun suffix), from de(i) (“god”) + -ficō (“make”). By surface analysis, deif(y) + -ication. * In the Christian, theological sense, influenced by the use of deificātiō(n) as Latin translation of Byzantine Greek θέωσις (théōsis).

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