deify

v. idolize, worship, glorify, venerate, raise to the level of a deity

Divinization or deification is the "making divine" of an earthly entity or activity. It may refer to:the apotheosis of an individualimperial cults, divine kingshipself-deificationList of people who have been considered deitiesList of people who have been considered avatarsmystical union with the divineTheosisUnio Mystica  divine filiation. theophagythe transformation and divinization of the entire worldSupramentalisation in  Sri Aurobindo's evolutionary philosophyOmega Point.
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Verb
1. consider as a god or god-like; "These young men deify financial success"
(hypernym) idealize, idealise
(hyponym) apotheosize, apotheosise, apotheose
(derivation) deification
2. exalt to the position of a God; "the people deified their King"
(hypernym) exalt
(derivation) deification, exaltation, apotheosis

(v. t.)
To render godlike.
  

(v. t.)
To praise or revere as a deity; to treat as an object of supreme regard; as, to deify money.
  

(v. t.)
To make a god of; to exalt to the rank of a deity; to enroll among the deities; to apotheosize; as, Julius Caesar was deified.
  

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