deify

ˈdiːɪfaɪ

deified, deifies

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Definition of deify - Reverso English Dictionary

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admiration

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treat with extreme admiration or reverence

Rare

Fans sometimes deify their favorite celebrities.

idolize

worship

worship

Rare

make someone or something a god

Rare

Ancient cultures often deified their leaders.

apotheosize

idolize

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Origin of deify

Latin, deus (god) + -ficare (to make)

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apotheosise

deify

elevate to divine status or rank

Examples of deify in a sentence

He tends to deify historical figures in his writings.
Some fans deify their favorite celebrities.
The tribe would deify natural elements.

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French:déifier, diviniser, ...
German:vergöttern, zum Gott erheben, ...
Italian:divinizzare, deificare, ...
Spanish:deificar, divinizar, ...
Portuguese:endeusar, deificar, ...
Chinese:崇拜, 奉为神明, ...
Japanese:崇拝する, 神にする, ...
Arabic:مَجَّدَ, أَلَّهَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַעֲרִיץ, לְהַפְכוֹת לְאֵל, ...
Russian:обожествлять, ...
Ukrainian:обожнювати, обожествити, ...
Hindi:देवता बनाना, भगवान बनाना, ...
Bengali:দেবতা বানানো, দেবত্ব প্রদান করা, ...
Catalan:deificar, deïficar, ...
Czech:zbožňovat, zbožštit, ...
Danish:guddommeliggøre, gøre til gud, ...
Dutch:verafgoden, vergoddelijken, ...
Greek:θεοποιώ, αποθεώνω, ...
Hungarian:isteníteni, istenné emelni, ...
Khmer:គោរពបូជាដូចព្រះ, លើកតម្កើងជាព្រះ, ...
Korean:신격화하다, 신으로 만들다, ...
Persian:رفتار کرد, به خدا تبدیل کرد, ...
Polish:ubóstwiać, deifikować, ...
Portuguese (BR):deificar, divinizar, ...
Romanian:a zeifica, a diviniza, ...
Swedish:dyrka, gudomliggöra, ...
Thai:ยกย่อง, ยกย่องให้เป็นเทพ, ...
Turkish:ilahlaştırmak, tanrılaştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:tôn sùng, tôn thờ, ...

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