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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. the condition of being treated like a god;

2. an embodiment of the qualities of a god;
- Example: "the capitalists' deification of capital";

3. the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god);
[syn: deification, exaltation, apotheosis]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Deification \De`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [LL. deificare to deify: cf.
   F. d['e]ification. See Deify.]
   The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis;
   excessive praise.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

deification
    n 1: the condition of being treated like a god
    2: an embodiment of the qualities of a god; "the capitalists'
       deification of capital"
    3: the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) [syn:
       deification, exaltation, apotheosis]