glorification

English

Etymology

From Middle French glorification, from Latin glōrificātiō.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

glorification (countable and uncountable, plural glorifications)

1. The act of glorifying or the state of being glorified.
2. Specifically, the ascension (of Christ or humans) to the glory of heaven.
   • 2017 April 18, Meghan O'Gieblyn, The Guardian:

     Christ was guiding evolution toward a state of glorification so that humanity could finally merge with God in eternal perfection.

3. The worshiping of a deity; extolment or laudation.
4. The portrayal of something as being ideal; idealization.

Antonyms

• vilification

Translations

the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified

• Belarusian: праслаўле́нне n (praslaŭljénnje), усхвале́нне n (usxvaljénnje)
• Bulgarian: просла́ва (bg) f (prosláva), възхва́ла (bg) f (vǎzhvála)
• Czech: oslavení n, glorifikace f
• French: glorification (fr) f
• German: Glorifizierung (de) f
• Italian: glorificazione (it) f
• Japanese: 美化 (ja) (びか, bika)
• Macedonian: вели́чање n (velíčanje)
• Polish: gloryfikacja (pl) f, wychwalanie (pl) n
• Russian: прославле́ние (ru) n (proslavlénije), восхвале́ние (ru) n (vosxvalénije)
• Spanish: glorificación f
• Swedish: glorifiering c
• Ukrainian: просла́влення n (proslávlennja), вихваля́ння n (vyxvaljánnja)

French

Etymology

From Middle French glorification, from Latin glōrificātiōnem.

Pronunciation

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Noun

glorification f (plural glorifications)

1. glorification
2. aggrandizement

Derived terms

• autoglorification

Further reading

• “glorification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.