The urge to worship something could be described as a deification syndrome.
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Deification
Synonyms for "deification" (98 found)
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congratulationconsiderationcourtesydeferencedignificationdutyelevationelogeencomiumennoblementenshrinemententhronementerectionescalationesteemestimationeulogiumeulogyexaggerated respectexaltation
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glorygreat respectheighthero worshiphigh regardhomagehommagehonoridolatryidolizationidolizingimmortalizationkudoslaudlaudationliftinglionizingmagnificationmeed of praiseoverpraise
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6 entriesact of deificationapotheosis of rulerscult of deified heroesdivinization processidolization rhetoricreligious apotheosis
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We went through the main hall, four-armed Amaat looming, the air still smelling of incense and the heap of flowers at the god's feet and knees, back to a tiny chapel tucked into a corner, dedicated to an old and now-obscure provincial god, one of those personifications of abstract concepts so many pantheons hold, in this case a deification of legitimate political authority.
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There is an experiential component to Maximos’ writings: he draws upon the reality of the contemplative life and in doing so secures deification as the goal of the monastic spiritual life in Orthodoxy.
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