English noun: glorification | |||
1. | glorification (state) a state of high honor | ||
Samples | He valued glory above life itself. | ||
Synonyms | glory | ||
Broader (hypernym) | honor, honour, laurels | ||
2. | glorification (act) a portrayal of something as ideal | ||
Samples | The idealization of rural life was very misleading. | ||
Synonyms | idealisation, idealization | ||
Broader (hypernym) | admiration, appreciation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | romanticisation, romanticization, sentimentalisation, sentimentalization | ||
3. | glorification (act) the act of glorifying (as in worship) | ||
Samples | The glorification of God. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | adoration, idolisation, idolization | ||