deify

• Verb, das bedeutet, jemanden oder etwas zu einem Gott zu machen, ihn zu vergöttlichen oder wie einen Gott zu verehren bzw. ihn als Objekt der Anbetung oder höchsten Bewunderung zu behandeln.

A verb used to indicate the act of making a god of someone or something, or treating someone or something as an object of worship or extreme admiration.

1. Make a godC1formal

   To make someone or something into a god; to treat as an object of worship.

   Vergotten

   • Ancient Romans deified their emperors after death.
   • Some cultures deify natural forces like the sun and the moon.
   • The pharaoh was deified by his people.

   Synonymeapotheosizeworship

   Antonymedegradedemeandisparagehumiliate

2. Worship or idolizeC1formal

   To regard someone with extreme admiration or devotion, as if they were divine.

   Vergöttern

   • Fans often deify their favorite celebrities.
   • The media tends to deify successful entrepreneurs.
   • He was deified by his followers for his revolutionary ideas.

   Synonymeadoreapotheosizeexaltglorifyreverevenerateworship

   Antonymeabhordespisedetestloathescorn