glorification en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English glorificacion, glorificacioun, from Middle French glorification and its etymon Latin glōrificātiō. By surface analysis, glorify + -ication.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of glorifying or the state of being glorified.
There were no exclusive canons of art and literature; experimentation was allowed, and direct glorification of the regime or its leader was not a sine qua non of publication.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozkład (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 45:
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(countable, uncountable) Specifically, the ascension (of Christ or humans) to the glory of heaven.
Christ was guiding evolution toward a state of glorification so that humanity could finally merge with God in eternal perfection.
2017 April 18, Meghan O'Gieblyn, The Guardian:
- (countable, uncountable) The worshiping of a deity; extolment or laudation.
- (countable, uncountable) The portrayal of something as being ideal; idealization.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| glorifications | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
overglorification · deglorification
Translations (20)
be усхвале́нне (the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified) · pl wychwalanie (the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified) · cs glorifikace (the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified) · bg възхва́ла (the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified) · sv glorifiering (the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified) · ru прославле́ние (the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified) · it glorificazione (the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified) · mk вели́чање (the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified) · ru восхвале́ние (the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified) · sv förhärligande (the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified) · bg просла́ва (the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified) · pl gloryfikacja (the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified) · uk просла́влення (the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified) · ja 美化 (the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified) · fr glorification (the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified) · uk вихваля́ння (the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified) · es glorificación (the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified) · cs oslavení (the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified) · de Glorifizierung (the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified) · be праслаўле́нне (the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified)