glorification

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌɡlɔrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ UK /ˌɡlɔːrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the act of praising highly or representing as glorious

Critics decried the film's glorification of violence.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of praising highly... exaltation praise celebration extolment veneration aggrandizement

Opposites

denigration disparagementvilification

Word family

Related forms glorify glory glorious

Etymology

From Late Latin glorificatio, from glorificare ('to glorify'), from gloria ('glory') + -ficare (from facere, 'to make').

glorificatio Latin gloria Latin

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# glorification

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɡlɔrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɡlɔːrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the act of praising highly or representing as glorious

## Examples
- Critics decried the film's glorification of violence.

## Synonyms
- exaltation
- praise
- celebration
- extolment
- veneration
- aggrandizement

## Antonyms
- denigration
- disparagement
- vilification

## Related Forms
- glorify
- glory
- glorious

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: glorificatio
- Root: gloria

## Etymology
From Late Latin glorificatio, from glorificare ('to glorify'), from gloria ('glory') + -ficare (from facere, 'to make').

## AI Etymology
Glorification comes from Late Latin glorificatio, from glorificare ('to glorify'), from gloria ('glory') + -ficare (from facere, 'to make'). The etymological trail includes Latin glorificatio and Latin gloria. As a noun, glorification names the act of praising highly or representing as glorious. The same family is visible in related forms such as glorify, glory, and glorious. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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