Noun: deification ,dee-u-fu'key-shun
- The elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
"The deification of the emperor was common in ancient Rome";
- exaltation, apotheosis
- The condition of being treated like a god
"The deification of the emperor was a common practice in ancient Rome"
- An embodiment of the qualities of a god
"the capitalists' deification of capital"
Derived forms: deifications
Type of: avatar, condition, embodiment, incarnation, status, worship
Encyclopedia: Deification