Deification — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the condition of being treated like a god

an embodiment of the qualities of a god

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪstˈɪlɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌeɪɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌeɪɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /dɪstˈɪlɚz/.

Examples

the capitalists' deification of capital

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

exaltation apotheosis

Parts of Speech

noun	the condition of being treated like a god
noun	an embodiment of the qualities of a god “the capitalists' deification of capital”
noun	the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)

Word Forms

deify	verb	consider as a god or godlike
exalt	verb	praise, glorify, or honor

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vergöttlichung

der Zustand, wie ein Gott behandelt zu werden

🇫🇷French

déification

la condition d'être traité comme un dieu

🇪🇸Spanish

deificación

la condición de ser tratado como un dios

🇮🇹Italian

deificazione

la condizione di essere trattato come un dio

🇳🇱Dutch

vergoddelijking

de voorwaarde om als een god behandeld te worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

deificação

a condição de ser tratado como um deus

🇷🇺Russian

обожествление

состояние, когда к тебе относятся как к богу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

देवता-सदृश

भगवान की तरह व्यवहार किये जाने की स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

দেবীকরণ

ঈশ্বরের মতো আচরণ করার শর্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

தெய்வமாக்குதல்

கடவுளைப் போல நடத்தப்படும் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

దైవీకరణ

దేవుడిలా చూసుకునే పరిస్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

देवीकरण

देवासारखे वागण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

દેવીકરણ

ભગવાનની જેમ વર્તે તેવી સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೈವೀಕರಣ

ದೇವರಂತೆ ಪರಿಗಣಿಸುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദൈവവൽക്കരണം

ഒരു ദൈവത്തെപ്പോലെ പരിഗണിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੇਵੀਕਰਨ

ਇੱਕ ਦੇਵਤਾ ਵਾਂਗ ਵਿਹਾਰ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

معبودیت

خدا کی طرح سلوک کرنے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

神化

被视为神一样的条件

🇯🇵Japanese

神格化

神のように扱われる条件

🇰🇷Korean

신화

신처럼 대접받는 조건

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thần thánh hóa

tình trạng được đối xử như một vị thần

🇹🇭Thai

การยกย่อง

สภาพของการได้รับการปฏิบัติเหมือนพระเจ้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

pendewaan

kondisi diperlakukan seperti dewa

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapadiyos

ang kalagayan ng pagtrato na parang diyos

🇲🇾Malay

pendewaan

keadaan diperlakukan seperti tuhan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تأليه

حالة معاملته كإله

🇮🇷Persian

خدایی شدن

شرط رفتار با او مانند یک خدا

🇹🇷Turkish

tanrılaştırma

tanrı gibi davranılma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַאֲלָהָה

המצב של יחס של אל

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