n. | 1. | The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis; excessive praise. |
Noun | 1. | deification - the condition of being treated like a god |
2. | deification - an embodiment of the qualities of a god; "the capitalists' deification of capital" | |
3. | deification - the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) Synonyms: apotheosis, exaltation |