glorification
nounEtymology From Middle English glorificacion, glorificacioun, from Middle French glorification and its etymon Latin glōrificātiō. By surface analysis, glorify + -ication.
1
The act of glorifying or the state of being glorified.
2
Specifically, the ascension (of Christ or humans) to the glory of heaven.
- Christ was guiding evolution toward a state of glorification so that humanity could finally merge with God in eternal perfection.2017 April 18, Meghan O'Gieblyn, The Guardian:
3
The worshiping of a deity; extolment or laudation.
4
The portrayal of something as being ideal; idealization.
- Antonyms
- vilification
- Derived terms
- deglorification, overglorification