deify

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To make a god of; to exalt to the rank of a deity; to enroll among the deities; to apotheosize; as, Julius Caesar was deified.

To praise or revere as a deity; to treat as an object of supreme regard; as, to deify money.

To render godlike.

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To choose a god of love, as he did and does, Is a little move then? Yes, it is. A larger one will be when men Love love and hate hate but do not deify them? It will be a larger one. Stevie Smith

Those views of life which deify pleasure are less likely to yield it. Ernst, Baron von Feuchtersleben

Man was never meant to be a god, but he is forever trying to deify himself. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

the people deified their King Source: Internet

These young men deify financial success Source: Internet

Accessed January 14, 2016 In contrast to their behavior during Antoninus' campaign to deify Hadrian, the senate did not oppose the emperors' wishes. Source: Internet

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