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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Hegseth has infused his evangelical Christianity into his leadership of the Pentagon, hosting Christian worship services for employees and often speaking of the United States as a Christian nation.

— Tiffany Stanley, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
For the first time in 25 years, the number of people attending in-person worship in the US has increased, according to a new study from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of worship

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And yet, when Szumowska and Englert portray Fyodor’s reaction to the couple’s pregnancy, the birth of their child, and a subsequent tragedy, Anna’s adoration for this utterly flawed man almost feels justified.

— Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
So, too, do the antics of his estate manager (a buoyant Sam Adegoke), always concocting money-making schemes, and the wide-eyed adoration of the girl next door (Amelia Mason, deftly balancing naïveté with seductiveness), who wants to save him.

— Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

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Noun

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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