glorification

English

Etymology

From Middle English glorificacion, glorificacioun, from Middle French glorification and its etymon Latin glōrificātiō.[1][2] By surface analysis, glorify +‎ -ication.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

glorification (countable and uncountable, plural glorifications)

  1. The act of glorifying or the state of being glorified.
    • 1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 45, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozkład (in Polish):
      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.
  2. Specifically, the ascension (of Christ or humans) to the glory of heaven.
    • 2017 April 18, Meghan O'Gieblyn, The Guardian:
      Christ was guiding evolution toward a state of glorification so that humanity could finally merge with God in eternal perfection.
  3. The worshiping of a deity; extolment or laudation.
  4. The portrayal of something as being ideal; idealization.

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References

  1. ^ “glōrificāciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
  2. ^ “glorification, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

French

Etymology

From Middle French glorification, from Latin glōrificātiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡlɔ.ʁi.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/
  • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)

Noun

glorification f (plural glorifications)

  1. glorification
  2. aggrandizement

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