deified
Raised to godhood
Deified means elevated to the status of a god or treated as divine.
The word is the past tense of deify: The Romans deified their emperors after death.
It extends to extreme reverence for any person or thing: Steve Jobs was practically deified by Apple fans.
Notably, deified is a palindrome—it reads the same backward and forward.
Praised beyond merit
- exaltedElevated in rank
- veneratedRegarded with profound respect
- reveredDeeply respected, admired
- worshippedRegarded with religious devotion
adored · lionized · extolled · lauded · acclaimed · celebrated · esteemed · honored
Peak or deification
- eternalizedMade to last forever
- perpetuatedCaused to endure indefinitely
- memorializedHonored through lasting tribute
- legendaryFamous beyond ordinary measure
timeless · undying · everlasting · imperishable · unfading · ageless · perennial · indelible
Sacred ritual table
- templeSacred worship structure
- shrineSacred devotional place
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- prayersReverent petitions to deity
rituals · sacrifice · offerings · incense · chanting · devotion · adoration · prostration
Supernatural beings worshipped
- goddessesDivine feminine beings
- shivaJewish week of mourning
- titansDominant powerful figures
- deitiesWorshipped supernatural beings
polytheism · mythology · celestial · heavenly · supernatural · demigods · avatars · incarnations
glorified
Praised beyond merit
worshipped · adored · lionized · extolled · lauded · acclaimed · celebrated · esteemed · honored · praised
apotheosis
Peak or deification
- eternalizedMade to last forever
- perpetuatedCaused to endure indefinitely
- memorializedHonored through lasting tribute
legendary · timeless · undying · everlasting · imperishable · unfading · ageless · perennial · indelible · commemorated
altar
Sacred ritual table
prayers · rituals · sacrifice · offerings · incense · chanting · devotion · adoration · prostration · obeisance
gods
Supernatural beings worshipped
deities · polytheism · mythology · celestial · heavenly · supernatural · demigods · avatars · incarnations
pharaoh
Ancient Egyptian ruler
dynastic · throne · sovereign · autocrat · monarchy · coronation · regalia · dynasty · absolutism
deifieddemonized
Portrayed as evil
damned · desecrated · profaned · secularized · cast down
deifiedvilified
Spoke evil of
reviled · execrated · despised · dishonored · degraded
deifiedhumanized
Made more human-like
demythologized · cut down to size · brought low · debunked · reduced