glorification

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Noun

glorification

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, Meghan O'Gieblyn, The Guardian, 18 April:

     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

• French: glorification
• German: Glorifizierung
• Russian: прославле́ние

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