Definition of deify Deify
/diˈʌfajˌ/ - [deeufay] - de•i•fy
We found 10 definitions of deify from 6 different sources.
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What does deify mean?
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| deify - consider as a god or godlike; "These young men deify financial success" | ||
| idealise, idealize form ideals; "Man has always idealized" | ||
| apotheose, apotheosise, apotheosize deify or glorify | ||
| deify - exalt to the position of a God; "the people deified their King" | ||
| exalt raise in rank, character, or status; "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- deify (v. t.)
To make a god of; to exalt to the rank of a deity; to enroll among the deities; to apotheosize; as, Julius Caesar was deified. - deify (v. t.)
To praise or revere as a deity; to treat as an object of supreme regard; as, to deify money. - deify (v. t.)
To render godlike.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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deify
To make a god of.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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deify
dē′i-fī, v.t. to exalt to the rank of a god: to worship as a deity: to make god-like:—pr.p. dē′ifying; pa.p. dē′ified.—adjs.—Deif′ic, -al, making god-like or divine.—n. Deificā′tion, the act of deifying: a deified embodiment.—adj. Dē′iform, god-like in form or character. [Fr. déifier—L. deificāre—deus, a god, and facĕre, to make.]
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🔤- deify, verb, present, 1st person singular of deify (infinitive).
- deify, verb (infinitive).
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