deification
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Sidestepping the deification of his subject, Mr. O’Meara humanizes Prefontaine in his vexing contradictions, buoyant spirit and brutal competitiveness.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2025
Maybe columnist Bill Plaschke and others can now stop the deification of Caleb Williams.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2023
Julius Caesar seems to have intended to be worshiped as a god in his lifetime, and later emperors may have been aware of this plan because many routinely pushed for deification during their own reigns.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
And its rigid hierarchy and customs do not mesh well with the deification of liberty and individualism that permeate U.S. culture.
From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2023
This process of deification was rendered easier by the custom they had of celebrating a festival each month, under the name neomenia.
From Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens by Blake, John F.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
