glorification
glorification noun: the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified.
Noun
glorification (countable and uncountable, plural glorifications)
- The act of glorifying or the state of being glorified.
- There were no exclusive canons of art and literature; experimentation was allowed, and direct glorification of the regime or its leader was not a sine qua non of publication.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozkład (in...
- Specifically, the ascension (of Christ or humans) to the glory of heaven.
- Christ was guiding evolution toward a state of glorification so that humanity could finally merge with God in eternal perfection.2017 April 18, Meghan O'Gieblyn, The Guardian
- The worshiping of a deity; extolment or laudation.
- The portrayal of something as being ideal; idealization.
Examples of glorification in a sentence
- The glorification of blood and gore is not new, but it has only recently entered the mainstream.
- In this way, glorification of the Fatimids was the poet's method of promulgating Ismailism among those who were discontended with the Saljuqids.
- The glorification of the business-man which is the effect of the present government's capital profits, expense account and pension fund policies is ‘wildening’ our capitalism.
Antonyms of glorification
Forms of glorification
| plural | glorifications |
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Origin of glorification
From Middle English glorificacion, glorificacioun, from Middle French glorification and its etymon Latin glōrificātiō. By surface analysis, glorify + -ication.
Words formed from glorification
Words that rhyme with glorification
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about glorification
- What does glorification mean?
- Glorification means the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified.
- What part of speech is glorification?
- Glorification is a noun.
- What is the plural of glorification?
- The plural of glorification is glorifications.
Words near glorification in the dictionary
Source and license
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