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Antonyms for vilification

Grammar : Noun
Spell : vil-uh-fahy
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɪl əˌfaɪ

Definition of vilification

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "to lower in worth or value," from Late Latin vilificare "to make cheap or base," from Latin vilis "cheap, base" (see vile) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Meaning "to slander, speak evil of" is first recorded 1590s. Related: Vilified, vilifying.
  • noun libel
Example sentences :
  • I was naturally the chief mark for the enemy, and was deluged with vilification.
  • Extract from : « Frenzied Finance » by Thomas W. Lawson
  • He keeps his servility sweet by preserving it in the salt of vilification.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays » by Ambrose Bierce
  • All this vilification is really the tribute that mediocrity pays to genius.
  • Extract from : « Thomas Paine, The Apostle of Liberty » by John E. Remsburg
  • Daily abuse and vilification have been his portion and reward.
  • Extract from : « 'The System,' as uncovered by the San Francisco Graft Prosecution » by Franklin Hichborn
  • I must endure slander, vilification, misunderstanding, and all that.
  • Extract from : « The Homesteader » by Oscar Micheaux
  • Such ignorance, fertilized by ill will, bore the only fruit which could grow in such soil: abuse and vilification.
  • Extract from : « Benjamin Franklin » by John Torrey Morse, Jr.
  • He could have, phrase for phrase, book for book, retorted with tenfold interest to Nietzsche's vilification of Christianity.
  • Extract from : « Egoists » by James Huneker
  • The vilification which was poured on Luther and his doings was so bitter as to be ludicrous.
  • Extract from : « History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science » by John William Draper
  • When, as queen, she indulged these desires, she brought upon herself the abuse and vilification of her enemies.
  • Extract from : « Women of Modern France (Illustrated) » by Hugo Paul Thieme (1870-1940)
  • Luther declared that the study of Aristotle is wholly useless; his vilification of that Greek philosopher knew no bounds.
  • Extract from : « History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science » by John William Draper

Synonyms for vilification

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