deification
noun [ U ] uk/ˌdeɪ.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌdiː.ə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
使人或物成神，奉某人/某物为圣人/圣物
the action of making someone or something into a god
The temple was built to celebrate the 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。
the pagan deification of the natural world 异教徒对自然世界的敬拜
See: deify
disapproving神化人或物，奉若神明
the action of considering someone or something to be so important that they are almost like a god
the deification of movie stars 对影星的神化
On the football field, the country has yet to produce a player worthy of deification. 在足球场上，这个国家还没有产生一位天神级巨星。
See: deify
- More examples
- Several noted emperors were given a more permanent sort of deification.
- Einstein's deification came in 1919, when British scientists found that light bent in response to gravity, as he had predicted.
- Nimrod constructed a religion that included deification and worship of the emperor himself.