glorification

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glorification

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

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From Middle English glorificacion, glorificacioun, from Middle French glorification and its etymon Latin glōrificātiō. By surface analysis, glorify + -ication.

noun glorifications

  1. countable, uncountable The act of glorifying or the state of being glorified. There were no exclusive canons of art and literature; experimentation was allowed, and direct glorification of the regime or its leader was not a sine qua non of publication.
  2. countable, uncountable Specifically, the ascension (of Christ or humans) to the glory of heaven. Christ was guiding evolution toward a state of glorification so that humanity could finally merge with God in eternal perfection.
  3. countable, uncountable The worshiping of a deity; extolment or laudation.
  4. countable, uncountable The portrayal of something as being ideal; idealization.

Opposite: vilification

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noun

Opposite: vilification

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noun the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified

Españolglorificación
日本語美化 bika
Françaisglorification
DeutschGlorifizierung
Italianoglorificazione
Русскийпрославле́ние proslavlénije, восхвале́ние vosxvalénije

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@misc{glorification_2026,
  title = {glorification},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/glorification},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}