deification
noun[U]
uk/ˌdeɪ.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌdiː.ə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/theactionof making someone or something into agod:
使人或物成神,奉某人/某物为圣人/圣物Thetemplewasbuilttocelebratethe deification of Julius Caesar.这个神殿是为了纪念尤利烏斯·凱撒被列入众神行列而兴建的。
thepagandeification of thenaturalworld异教徒对自然世界的敬拜
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deify
disapproving
theactionofconsideringsomeone or something to be soimportantthat they arealmostlike agod:
神化人或物,奉若神明the deification ofmoviestars对影星的神化
On thefootballfield, thecountryhasyettoproduceaplayerworthyof deification.在足球场上,这个国家还没有产生一位天神级巨星。
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deify
- Severalnotedemperorswere given a morepermanentsortof deification.
- Einstein's deification came in 1919, when Britishscientistsfoundthatlightbentinresponsetogravity, as he hadpredicted.
- Nimrodconstructedareligionthatincludeddeification andworshipof theemperorhimself.
Worshipping a god
- adoration
- adore
- churchgoing
- deify
- devotional
- devout
- devoutly
- devoutness
- godliness
- godly
- homage
- idolater
- idolatry
- piety
- pious
- piously
- praise
- prostrate
- worship
- worshipper