DEIFICATION Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

deification

noun

ˌdē-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən

Definition of deification

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 Since August the regime had been encouraging young people to come to Beijing to be received by Mao—in a bid to stir up more frenzy for Mao’s deification. — Literary Hub, 13 Jan. 2026 Thus, the project traces the societal implications of the deification of physical beauty, and how the international plastic surgery industry promotes these oppressive standards. — 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 See All Example Sentences for deification

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Their style of worship and theological teachings provided concrete tools, including practices such as prayer, fasting and sharing personal testimony, that relieved migrants’ suffering.

— Johanna Bard Richlin, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
Location data can expose visits to doctors, pharmacies, places of worship and other sensitive locations, especially when it gets combined with advertising identifiers and other information about you.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of worship

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His face appearing on the big screen was naturally greeted by cheers of adoration from the stands and would normally have been a pure reason to smile.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
The filmmaker was showered with love and adoration by appreciative fans.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026

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They may have been kept open throughout the year for rituals commemorating important dates and festivals, as well as the worshipping of the dead.

— Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026
This, too, is a marvel of the modern Jewish state – the unusual multitasking of commuting and worshipping.

— Ben Corn, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026

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