deification
Example Sentences
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Even students goofing off in the back should catch on that Neil is still enchanted by the frisson of deification that sometimes descends from heaven into a classroom.
From Washington Post
Is Clara neurodivergent, thus prompting her mother’s coddling, or has her deification had a stunting effect on her social capacities?
From New York Times
They spoke of racism and the deification of the Second Amendment and the country’s willful denial of its true nature.
From Washington Post
For many people in the 1970s, the musical's comparison of the deification of Christ and the idolatry of a rock star was inherently derogatory, undercutting Jesus' spiritual significance.
From Salon
Wang Keping’s sculpture “Idol” uses some canny detailing to turn a likeness of Mao into that of the Buddha, quietly excoriating the leader’s deification.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
