13 April 2016
deify
[dee-uh-fahy]
verb (used with object), deified, deifying.
1. to make a god of; exalt to the rank of a deity (god); personify as a deity :
to deify a beloved king.
2. to adore or regard as a deity :
to deify wealth.
Origin of deify
Middle English, Old French, Late Latin
1300-1350; Middle English deifien < Old French deifier < Late Latin deificāre. See deification, -ify
Related forms
deifier, noun
half-deified, adjective
hyperdeify, verb (used with object), hyperdeified, hyperdeifying.
self-deifying, adjective
undeified, adjective
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Examples from the Web for deify
Contemporary Examples
To do so is to deify a celebrity for being what we need them to be, while willfully ignoring who they really are.
Phylicia Rashad and the Cult of Cosby Truthers
Stereo Williams
January 7, 2015
Historical Examples
Omitting further details, it is enough to say that Italy has elected to ignore Gozzi and to deify Goldoni.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the first
Count Carlo Gozzi
The nincompoop can always be counted on to deify the commonplace.
The Fighting Chance
Robert W. Chambers
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Today’s quote
The downtrodden are the great creators of slang.
– Anthony Burgess
On this day
13 April 1570 – birth of Guy Fawkes, English soldier and one of the masterminds behind the failed ‘Gunpowder Plot’ to blow up English Parliament in an effort to assassinate King James 1 and VI of Scotland. Died 31 January 1606.
13 April 1923 – birth of Don Adams, American actor, most famous for his character Maxwell Smart (Agent 86) in the TV show ‘Get Smart’. Died 25 September 2005.
13 April 1947 – birth of Mike Chapman, Australian songwriter and record producer. Hailing from Nambour, Queensland, Chapman became one of the most influential record producers in Britain when he teamed with Nicky Chinn, with hits for Sweet, Smokie, Suzi Quatro, Mud, Racey and others, including Bow Wow Wow, Pat Benatar, Huey Lewis, Toni Basil. He also produced albums for the Knack and Blondie.
13 April 1975 – The 15 year long Lebanese Civil War starts when Christian Phalangists attack a bus, massacring 26 members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.