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glorification (n.)

early 15c. "admission to Heaven, exaltation" (theological), from Late Latin glorificationem (nominative glorificatio), noun of action from past-participle stem of glorificare "to glorify" (see glorify). General sense by mid-19c. Also in 15c. as a term in alchemy, "action of refining; state of being refined." Gloriation "praising" is from c. 1400.

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Definitions of glorification from WordNet

glorification (n.)
a state of high honor;
Synonyms: glory
glorification (n.)
a portrayal of something as ideal;
Synonyms: idealization / idealisation
glorification (n.)
the act of glorifying (as in worship);
the glorification of God
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