Meaning & use
Deifying
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Treating or worshipping someone or something as a god.
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Fans risk deifying celebrities rather than seeing them as flawed people.
Ancient rulers were often deified after death by their subjects.
A note on using this word
From Latin "deus," meaning god; the noun form "deification" appears often in discussions of ancient rulers and celebrity culture alike.
Words with a similar meaning
idolizingworshipping
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Words with an opposite meaning
debasing
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