Noun
lionization (countable and uncountable, plural lionizations)
The act of lionizing, the behavior that treats someone as a celebrity, either respectfully honoring or fawning adoration.
It is equal parts lionization of the president and critique of the protests of a number of African-American NFL players, who took to kneeling during the National Anthem as a way of speaking out against police violence inflicted on minorities. Source: Internet
Learn the importance of the Anabaptists, the tumult of the German Peasants’ War, and why Martin Luther resists easy demonization or lionization. Source: Internet