dignification
Granting of respect
Dignification is the act of giving dignity or elevated status to something.
To dignify a claim or accusation is to treat it as worthy of response; dignification is the noun form of that process: His response only gave dignification to baseless rumors.
The word appears most often when someone objects to treating unworthy things as serious.
Conferring noble rank
- upliftmentAct of raising up
- exaltationIntense joyful elevation
- raisingLifting or nurturing
- glorificationElevating praise or worship
aggrandizement · valorization · uplifting · advancement · promotion · ascension · heightening · rise
High regard, moral dignity
- respectRegard with honor
- admirationDeep respect felt
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- venerationProfound admiring respect
regard · recognition · appreciation · acknowledgment · acclaim · tribute · homage · deference
Ceremony conferring rank
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- enthronementFormal investiture of sovereign
- honoringRecognizing with respect
celebration · rite · ritual · formality · conferral · bestowal · procession · pageantry
ennoblement
Conferring noble rank
- upliftmentAct of raising up
- exaltationIntense joyful elevation
- raisingLifting or nurturing
glorification · aggrandizement · valorization · uplifting · advancement · promotion · ascension · heightening · rise · improvement
honor
High regard, moral dignity
- respectRegard with honor
- admirationDeep respect felt
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
veneration · regard · recognition · appreciation · acknowledgment · acclaim · tribute · homage · deference · commendation
investiture
Ceremony conferring rank
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- enthronementFormal investiture of sovereign
honoring · celebration · rite · ritual · formality · conferral · bestowal · procession · pageantry · solemnity
dignificationdegradation
Decline in condition
debasement · humiliation · abasement · belittlement · denigration
dignificationdehumanization
Denying personhood to others
degradation · debasement · corruption · vulgarization · coarsening
dignificationdegradation
Decline in condition
disrespect · contempt · mockery · ridicule · scorn
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