Definition
Makes a god of someone or something, or treats them with extreme reverence and worship.
Etymology
From Latin 'deificāre' (to make divine), combining 'deus' (god) and 'facere' (to make). The English form developed through Old French 'deifier' in the 13th century, maintaining the religious meaning of elevating something to divine status.
Kelly Says
Deify appears frequently in criticism of celebrity culture—we deify actors and athletes in ways ancient peoples reserved only for actual gods, which shows how the human need to worship hasn't changed, just its targets.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እግዚአብሔር
ee-gzi-a-be-her
CACatalà
deifica
deh-ee-fee-kah
CSČeština
božskost
bo-zhs-kost
DADansk
guddommeliggør
goo-dom-me-lee-goer
DEDeutsch
verehrt
feh-reht
ELΕλληνικά
θεοποιεί
the-o-poi-ee
ESEspañol
deifica
deh-ee-fee-kah
FISuomi
jumallistaa
joo-mahl-is-taa
FRFrançais
déifie
deh-ee-fee
GUGU
દેવદર્શન
deh-v-dar-shan
HIहिन्दी
देवता बनाता है
deh-v-ta- bah-na-ta hai
HUMagyar
isteni
ee-sten-ee
IDBahasa Indonesia
deifikasikan
deh-ee-fih-kah-san
ITItaliano
deifica
deh-ee-fee-kah
JA日本語
神格化する
shin-ke-ka-suru
KO한국어
신격화하다
sin-geok-hwa-hada
MRMR
देवत्वपूर्ण
deh-vtv-poor-n
MSBahasa Melayu
deifikasikan
deh-ee-fih-kah-san
NLNederlands
goddelijk
god-deh-lee-k
NONorsk
guddommeliggør
goo-dom-me-lee-goer
PLPolski
uświęca
oo-sh-vee-tsa
PTPortuguês
deifica
deh-ee-fee-kah
RORomână
deifică
deh-ee-fee-kah
RUРусский
божествует
bo-zhest-stvut
SVSvenska
gudomliggör
goo-dom-lee-goer
SWKiswahili
mungu
moon-goo
TAதமிழ்
தெய்வீக
thay-vee-ka
TEతెలుగు
దైవీక
dai-vee-ka
TRTürkçe
tanrılaştırır
tan-ri-la-shir
UKУкраїнська
божественний
bo-zhest-ven-niy
VITiếng Việt
thần hóa
than-hoa
ZUZU
uMvelinqangi
oo-mvel-in-gah-ngi