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- 1. worship or regard as a god: "she was deified by the early Romans as a fertility goddess" Similar Opposite
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DEIFY definition: 1. to make someone or something into a god: 2. to consider someone or something to be so important…. Learn more.
1. a. : to make a god of. b. : to take as an object of worship. 2. : to glorify as of supreme worth. Synonyms. adore. adulate. canonize. dote (on) hero-worship. idolize. worship. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of deify in a Sentence. The people deified the emperor. materialistic people who deify money.
When you deify someone, you're paying the highest compliment: you're treating them like a god. Maybe it's because people like to exaggerate, but we deify all the time. We deify the latest sports stars, singers, and actors.
Deify definition: to make a god of; exalt to the rank of a deity; personify as a deity. See examples of DEIFY used in a sentence.
deify in American English. (ˈdiəˌfaɪ ) verb transitive Word forms: ˈdeiˌfied or ˈdeiˌfying. 1. to make a god of; rank among the gods. 2. to look upon or worship as a god. 3. to glorify, exalt, or adore in an extreme way; idolize.
Definition of deify verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. (Theology) to exalt to the position of a god or personify as a god. 2. (Theology) to accord divine honour or worship to. 3. to exalt in an extreme way; idealize. [C14: from Old French deifier, from Late Latin deificāre, from Latin deus god + facere to make] ˈdeiˌfier n.
deify meaning, definition, what is deify: to treat someone or something with extre...: Learn more.
A complete guide to the word "DEIFY": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Deify definition: To make a god of; raise to the condition of a god.
