deify

deify
Synonyms and related words:
accord respect to, admire, adore, adulate, aggrandize, apotheose, apotheosize, appreciate, beatify, belaud, bepraise, bless, blow up, boast of, brag about, canonize, celebrate, crown, cry up, defer to, elevate, emblazon, ennoble, enshrine, entertain respect for, enthrone, esteem, eulogize, exalt, extol, favor, fetish, fetishize, flatter, glamorize, glorify, hero-worship, hold in esteem, hold in reverence, honor, idol, idolatrize, idolify, idolize, immortalize, laud, lionize, look up to, magnify, make legendary, make much of, overpraise, panegyrize, pay tribute, porter aux nues, praise, prize, puff, puff up, raise, regard, respect, revere, reverence, saint, salute, sanctify, set up, think highly of, think much of, think well of, throne, trumpet, uplift, value, venerate, worship

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  • Deify — De i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deifying}.] [F. d[ e]ifier, LL. deificare, fr. L. deificus. See {Deific}, {Deity}, { fy}.] 1. To make a god of; to exalt to the rank of a deity; to enroll among the deities; to apotheosize; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • deify — index elevate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • deify — mid 14c., from O.Fr. deifier (13c.), from L.L. deificare, from deificus making godlike, from L. deus god (see ZEUS (Cf. Zeus)) + ficare, from facere to make, do (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious)). Related: Deified; …   Etymology dictionary

  • deify — deify, deity The pronunciations preferred now in the COD (2006 edition) are day rather than the traditional dee , although the latter persists in more conservative circles. The Deity (= God), is spelt with a capital initial …   Modern English usage

  • deify — [v] elevate, glorify adore, apostheosize, consecrate, ennoble, enthrone, exalt, extol, idealize, idolize, immortalize, venerate, worship; concepts 69,367 Ant. degrade, dishonor, lower …   New thesaurus

  • deify — ► VERB (deifies, deified) ▪ make into or worship as a god. DERIVATIVES deification noun. ORIGIN Latin deificare, from deus god …   English terms dictionary

  • deify — [dē′ə fī΄] vt. deified, deifying [ME deifien < OFr deifier < LL(Ec) deificare, to make divine < L deus, god + facere, to make, DO1] 1. to make a god of; rank among the gods 2. to look upon or worship as a god 3. to glorify, exalt, or… …   English World dictionary

  • deify — deifier, n. /dee euh fuy /, v.t., deified, deifying. 1. to make a god of; exalt to the rank of a deity; personify as a deity: to deify a beloved king. 2. to adore or regard as a deity: to deify wealth. [1300 50; ME deifien < OF deifier < LL… …   Universalium

  • deify — UK [ˈdeɪɪfaɪ] / UK [ˈdiːɪfaɪ] / US [ˈdɪɪˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms deify : present tense I/you/we/they deify he/she/it deifies present participle deifying past tense deified past participle deified formal a) to consider someone to be a… …   English dictionary

  • deify — /ˈdiəfaɪ / (say deeuhfuy), /ˈdeɪə / (say dayuh ) verb (t) (deified, deifying) 1. to make a god of; exalt to the rank of a deity. 2. to adore or regard as a deity: to deify prudence. {Middle English deify(en), from Old French deifier, from Late… …  

  • deify — de•i•fy [[t]ˈdi əˌfaɪ[/t]] v. t. fied, fy•ing 1) to make a god of; exalt to the rank of a deity 2) to exalt as an object of worship: to deify wealth[/ex] • Etymology: 1300–50; ME < OF deifier < LL deificāre, der. of deificus making divine …   From formal English to slang

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