glorification

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French glorification, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin glorificatio.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

glorification (countable and uncountable, plural glorifications)

1. The act of glorifying or the state of being glorified.
2. Specifically, the ascension (of Christ or humans) to the glory of heaven.
   • 2017, Meghan O'Gieblyn, The Guardian, 18 April:

     Christ was guiding evolution toward a state of glorification so that humanity could finally merge with God in eternal perfection.

3. The worshiping of a deity; extolment or laudation.
4. The portrayal of something as being ideal; idealization.

Antonyms

• vilification

Translations

the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified

• Bulgarian: прослава (bg) f (proslava), възхвала (bg) f (vǎzhvala)
• French: glorification (fr) f
• German: Glorifizierung (de) f
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• Japanese: 美化 (bika)
• Russian: прославле́ние (ru) n (proslavlénije), восхвале́ние (ru) n (vosxvalénije)
• Swedish: glorifiering c

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French

Etymology

glorifier +‎ -ation

Pronunciation

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Noun

glorification f (plural glorifications)

1. glorification
2. aggrandizement

Derived terms

• autoglorification