[verb] [T] - to make (someone or something) into a godThe Romans used to deify their emperors.(figurative) Elvis Presley was deified (= considered to be like a god) by his fans.(figurative) The 1980s were a decade in which the profit motive was deified (= valued extremely highly). [T]
DEIFY
Meaning of DEIFY in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012