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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVergöttlichung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fer-goetl-ich-ung
"Die Vergöttlichung historischer Persönlichkeiten kommt in vielen Kulturen vor."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of treating or regarding someone or something as a god; the elevation of a person or thing to divine status.
"The Roman emperors demanded the deification of themselves after death as a tool of political unity." - 2
The glorification or extreme exaltation of a concept, ideal, or person to an idealized level.
"The media's deification of celebrity culture often distorts public values."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin roots 'deus' (god) and 'facere' (to make), entering English in the late 16th century via Middle French 'déification'. Historically rooted in the ancient Roman practice of imperial apotheosis, the term evolved to describe both the theological elevation of mortals to divine status and the figurative idolization of human concepts or leaders.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Deification" is said worldwide
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déification
Transliteration: deh-fi-ka-syohn
"La déification des empereurs romains était une pratique politique courante."
Vergöttlichung
Transliteration: fer-goetl-ich-ung
"Die Vergöttlichung historischer Persönlichkeiten kommt in vielen Kulturen vor."
deificazione
Transliteration: deh-fi-kah-tsyon-eh
"La deificazione del sovrano serviva a legittimare il suo potere assoluto."
deificación
Transliteration: deh-ee-fee-kah-syohn
"La deificación de los líderes políticos es común en los régimes autoritarios."
deificação
Transliteration: deh-ee-fi-kah-sãw
"A deificação de heróis nacionais reflete a identidade cultural de um povo."
देवत्वारop
Transliteration: devatvaropan
Script: देवत्वारोपण
"राजाओं का देवत्वारोपण प्राचीन काल में एक आम प्रथा थी।"
神化
Transliteration: shénhuà
"历史上的统治者常常对自我进行神化以巩固统治。"
신격화
Transliteration: singyeokhwa
"일부 독재자들은 권력 유지를 위해 자신을 신격화했다."
神格化
Transliteration: shinkakuka
"古代ローマでは皇帝の神格化が行われた。"
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