Antonyms for deification
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dee-uh-fi-key-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌdi ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən |
- blame
- blemish
- censure
- condemnation
- criticism
- debasement
- decrease
- degradation
- demotion
- denunciation
- depression
- derision
- disbelief
- disclaimer
- disdain
- disgrace
- dishonor
- dislike
- disobedience
- disregard
- disrespect
- distrust
- doubt
- hate
- hatred
- heedlessness
- humiliation
- ignorance
- ill repute
- lowliness
- lowness
- neglect
- reproach
- scorn
- spurning
- stigma
- unimportance
- vilification
Definition of deification
Origin :- late 14c., from Late Latin deificationem (nominative deificatio), noun of action from past participle stem of deificare (see deify).
- As in reverence : noun high opinion of something
- As in worship : noun honoring, glorification
- As in hero worship : noun admiration of great person
- As in glorification : noun act of glorifying
- As in elevation : noun advancement, promotion
- As in apotheosis : noun glorification
- As in honor : noun respect
- Which was the more worthy of deification—the yoni, or the phallus?
- Extract from : « Sex=The Unknown Quantity » by Ali Nomad
- This knowledge is a supernatural gift, which (in the Poimandres) confers ‘deification’.
- Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various
- From this view of the dead to the deification of the latter is but a short step.
- Extract from : « The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria » by Morris Jastrow
- It is absurd to quarrel with Milton's deification of the Judaic Jehovah.
- Extract from : « Visions and Revisions » by John Cowper Powys
- But a fearful Nemesis follows the deification and adoration of them.
- Extract from : « Demonology and Devil-lore » by Moncure Daniel Conway
- One has heard of deification, but what on earth does gourdification mean?
- Extract from : « Darkness and Dawn » by Frederic W. Farrar
- On the other hand, the result of the transformation in Hermes is deification.
- Extract from : « The Origin of Paul's Religion » by J. Gresham Machen
- The deification of heroes changed into the canonization of saints.
- Extract from : « The Writings of Thomas Paine, Volume IV. » by Thomas Paine
- Again (p. 351), 'Totemism' (as opposed to fetichism), 'is a deification of classes.'
- Extract from : « Social Origins and Primal Law » by Andrew Lang
- The deification of the wind as soul or breath is common to many mythologies.
- Extract from : « An Introduction to Mythology » by Lewis Spence
Synonyms for deification
- account
- admiration
- adoration
- adulation
- aggrandizement
- apotheosis
- approbation
- approval
- attention
- awe
- beatification
- benediction
- boost
- bow
- breathless adoration
- canonization
- celebration
- chapel
- church service
- confidence
- consideration
- credit
- deference
- deification
- devotion
- devoutness
- dignity
- distinction
- elevation
- eminence
- ennoblement
- esteem
- exaggerated respect
- exaltation
- exaltedness
- faith
- fame
- fealty
- fear
- genuflection
- glorification
- glory
- grandeur
- greatness
- high esteem
- high standing
- homage
- honor
- idolatry
- idolization
- immortalization
- invocation
- laud
- laudation
- laurel
- lionization
- loftiness
- love
- loyalty
- magnification
- nobility
- nobleness
- notice
- obeisance
- obsequiousness
- offering
- piety
- popularity
- praise
- prayer
- preference
- preferment
- prelation
- prestige
- prostration
- raise
- rank
- recognition
- regard
- religiousness
- renown
- reputation
- repute
- respect
- reverence
- rite
- ritual
- service
- sublimity
- supplication
- translation
- tribute
- trust
- upgrading
- veneration
- vespers
- worship
- wreath
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