glorification
Raising to greatness
Glorification is the act of praising or honoring something to an elevated degree, often excessively or undeservedly.
It implies making something seem more glorious than it is: the glorification of violence in action films, the glorification of war.
The word often carries a critical edge, suggesting the praise obscures harm or complexity: His memoir was pure self-glorification.
Peak or deification
- deificationElevation to divine status
- canonizationOfficial declaration of sainthood
- beatificationDeclaring someone among blessed
- sanctificationMaking someone or something sacred
transfiguration · elevation · ennoblement · sublimation · lionization · hero-worship · aggrandizement · magnification
Enthusiastic public approval
- commendationFormal expression of approval
- tributeOffering of respect
- accoladeExpression of high esteem
- applauseCollective hand-clapping approval
kudos · plaudit · eulogy · testimonial · ovation · endorsement · recognition · homage
Profound loving regard
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- prayerAddress to deity
ritual · liturgy · offering · sacrament · mass · incense · altar · chanting
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- exaggerationOverstating beyond reality
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
gilding · varnishing · whitewashing · romanticization · sanitization · beautification · embroidery · floridness
Courage in danger
- heroismExceptional courage under duress
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
commemoration · monument · memorial · medal · decoration · honor · sacrifice · martyrdom
Uncritical excessive admiration
- cultFervent fringe group
- fetishismFixation on specific objects
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
infatuation · zealotry · deification · apotheosis · overvaluation · fixation · fandom · mythmaking
apotheosis
Peak or deification
- deificationElevation to divine status
- canonizationOfficial declaration of sainthood
- beatificationDeclaring someone among blessed
sanctification · transfiguration · elevation · ennoblement · sublimation · lionization · hero-worship · aggrandizement · magnification · extolling
acclaim
Enthusiastic public approval
- commendationFormal expression of approval
- tributeOffering of respect
- accoladeExpression of high esteem
applause · kudos · plaudit · eulogy · testimonial · ovation · endorsement · recognition · homage · extolment
adoration
Profound loving regard
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- venerationProfound admiring respect
prayer · ritual · liturgy · offering · sacrament · mass · incense · altar · chanting · hymn
hyperbole
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- exaggerationOverstating beyond reality
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
magnification · gilding · varnishing · whitewashing · romanticization · sanitization · beautification · embroidery · floridness · aggrandizement
valor
Courage in danger
- heroismExceptional courage under duress
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
- propagandaBiased information for influence
nationalism · commemoration · monument · memorial · medal · decoration · honor · sacrifice · martyrdom · remembrance
hero-worship
Uncritical excessive admiration
- cultFervent fringe group
- fetishismFixation on specific objects
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
obsession · infatuation · zealotry · deification · apotheosis · overvaluation · fixation · fandom · mythmaking · stardom
- deificationapotheosis, deification, divinization, divine status, godhood
- afterlifeheaven, hell, paradise, purgatory, limbo
- Heavenparadise, pearly gates, eternal life, kingdom of heaven, New Jerusalem
- worshippraying, congregational prayer, adoration, praise God, evening prayer
- Christian doctrinesalvation by faith, trinity, Trinity, Holy Trinity, creeds
- blessingsblessing, blessing prayer, divine blessing, spiritual gifts, divine favor
glorificationvilification
Abusive condemnation of someone
condemnation · denunciation · excoriation · demonization · denigration
glorificationhumiliation
Loss of dignity
debasement · degradation · shame · abasement · dishonor
glorificationdemonization
Casting as evil
vilification · condemnation · exposé · debunking · demystification