This is controversial as Buddhism technically advocates against any deification.
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Pantheism is properly the deification of the law of phenomena, the universe God.
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Different, yet the same, as the deification of Jobs as something more than a man.
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It refers to the deification of anyone or anything other than the singular God.
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After his death and deification, the title was awarded to each of his successors.
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The teenager risks deification, since his life and death has meant much to others.
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It is this aura of deification that prevents people from being completely objective.
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In Greek mythology, the maiden Psyche was the deification of the human soul.
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It consisted in an irreverent parody of the deification of Emperor Claudius.
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The condition of being treated like a god
An embodiment of the qualities of a god; "the capitalists' deification of capital"
The elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
(deify) consider as a god or godlike; "These young men deify financial success"
(deify) exalt to the position of a God; "the people deified their King"
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The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis; excessive praise
(deify) To make a god of (something or someone); To treat as worthy of worship; to regard as a deity