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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Noun

Koeckeritz argued that a paved parking lot is an essential accessory to its main function — worship — not the principal use of the property across the street from the towering cathedral.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026
One was a Mercy Culture Church and For Liberty and Justice worship gathering calling for Jesus to come to Tarrant County.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of worship

Noun

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

With wide sidewalks and a friendly park sandwiched in the middle, this is the city’s best stroll for window shopping, people watching, and sun worshiping.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
By the nail holes above and beside the worshiping altar, the household hung garlands.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Feb. 2026

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