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lionisation

lionisation is the alternative spelling of lionization.

Meaning of lionization

Noun

lionization (countable and uncountable, plural lionizations)

  1. The act of lionizing, the behavior that treats someone as a celebrity, either respectfully honoring or fawning adoration.

Forms of lionisation

plurallionisations

Origin of lionisation

From lionise + -ation.

Questions about lionisation

What is lionisation the alternative spelling of?
Lionisation is the alternative spelling of lionization.

Words near lionisation in the dictionary

  1. lionheartedness
  2. lionhearts
  3. lionhood
  4. lionine
  5. lionines
  6. lionisation
  7. lionisations
  8. lionise
  9. lionised
  10. lioniser
  11. lionisers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lionisation (page history and authors); lionization (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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