glorification

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes
US /ˌɡlɔrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ UK /ˌɡlɔːrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    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... exaltationpraisecelebrationextolmentvenerationaggrandizement
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Word family
Related forms glorifygloryglorious

Etymology

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

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