Synonyms for deification
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Noun
1. Apotheosis — the act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis
apotheosis, exaltation, worship, divinization UK US, divinisation UK
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Definitions
- n. 1
The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis.
Forms
- Plural
- deifications → apotheoses, exaltations, worships, divinizations…
Example sentences
- worship If you worship God alone, you will go to paradise.
- exaltation In Buddhism, having much emotion is not exaltation.
- apotheosis The apotheosis of AI is a bit premature.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| deification | rising | |
| worship | rising | |
| exaltation | steady | |
| apotheosis | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- worship2
- 10 letters
- exaltation, apotheosis5
- 12 letters
- divinization, divinisation
- 14 letters
- euhemerization, euhemerisation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (worship2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- déification
- Italiano
- deificazione