'Deifying' definitions:

Definition of 'Deifying'

From: GCIDE
  • Deify \De"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deified; p. pr. & vb. n. Deifying.] [F. d['e]ifier, LL. deificare, fr. L. deificus. See Deific, Deity, -fy.]
  • 1. To make a god of; to exalt to the rank of a deity; to enroll among the deities; to apotheosize; as, Julius C[ae]sar was deified. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To praise or revere as a deity; to treat as an object of supreme regard; as, to deify money. [1913 Webster]
  • He did again so extol and deify the pope. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To render godlike. [1913 Webster]
  • By our own spirits are we deified. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]

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