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Webster 1913 Edition
Deify
De′i-fy
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Deified
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Deifying
.] 1.
To make a god of; to exalt to the rank of a deity; to enroll among the deities; to apotheosize;
as, Julius Cæsar was
. deified
2.
To praise or revere as a deity; to treat as an object of supreme regard;
as, to
. deify
moneyHe did again so extol and
deify
the pope. Bacon.
3.
To render godlike.
By our own spirits are we
deified
. Wordsworth.
Webster 1828 Edition
Deify
DEIFY
,Verb.
T.
1.
To make a god; to exalt to the rank of a heathen deity; to enroll among the deities; as, Julius Cesar was deified.2.
To exalt into an object of worship; to treat as an object of supreme regard; as a covetous man deifies his treasures.3.
To exalt to a deity in estimation; to reverence or praise as a deity.The pope was formerly extolled and deified by his votaries.
Definition 2024
deify
deify
English
Verb
deify (third-person singular simple present deifies, present participle deifying, simple past and past participle deified)
- (transitive) To make a god of (something or someone).
- (transitive) To treat as worthy of worship; to regard as a deity.
Synonyms
- (to make a god of something): apotheosize, exalt, idealize
Related terms
Translations
to make a god of
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