ˌdēəfə̇ˈkāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English deificacioun, from Late Latin deification-, deificatio, from deificatus (past participle of deificare to deify, from deificus ) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act or an instance of deifying
deification of material values
: the state of being deified
the emperor's deification was proclaimed
2. : the process of becoming one with a deity : absorption (as of the soul) into Deity
• de·if·i·ca·to·ry dēˈifəkəˌtōrē adjective