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deification

noun

Etymology

From Middle English deificacion, from Middle French deifier + -acion or borrowed directly from Latin deificātiō(n), from deific(ā) (“deify”) + -tiō(n) (noun suffix), from de(i) (“god”) + -ficō (“make”). By surface analysis, deif(y) + -ication. * In the Christian, theological sense, influenced by the use of deificātiō(n) as Latin translation of Byzantine Greek θέωσις (théōsis).

  1. derived from deificātiō
  2. derived from deifier
  3. inherited from deificacion

Definitions

  1. The act of deifying

    The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis.

  2. Excessive praise.

  3. A deified embodiment.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Union with God

      Union with God; theosis.

      • There is an experiential component to Maximos’ writings: he draws upon the reality of the contemplative life and in doing so secures deification as the goal of the monastic spiritual life in Orthodoxy.

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Derived

semideification

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