glorifications
Acts of exalting
Glorifications are acts of praising or exalting something, often to an excessive degree.
The word typically carries a critical edge—suggesting that something undeserving receives too much honor: The film was criticized as a glorification of violence.
What one person calls celebration, another may dismiss as mere glorification.
Profound admiring respect
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- deificationElevation to divine status
- apotheosisPeak or deification
- idolizationExtreme reverent admiration
lionization · adoration · sanctification · beatification · canonization · cult · enshrinement · hero-worship
Extravagant, servile praise
- laudationFormal expression of praise
- exaltationIntense joyful elevation
- acclaimEnthusiastic public approval
- commendationFormal expression of approval
tribute · homage · accolades · kudos · applause · compliments · flattery · recognition
Decorative addition or exaggeration
- hyperboleRhetorical extreme exaggeration
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- aggrandizementIncrease in power/status
inflation · magnification · dramatization · overemphasis · puffery · grandiosity · ostentation · boasting
veneration
Profound admiring respect
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- deificationElevation to divine status
- apotheosisPeak or deification
idolization · lionization · adoration · sanctification · beatification · canonization · cult · enshrinement · hero-worship · devotion
adulation
Extravagant, servile praise
- laudationFormal expression of praise
- exaltationIntense joyful elevation
- acclaimEnthusiastic public approval
commendation · tribute · homage · accolades · kudos · applause · compliments · flattery · recognition · honor
embellishment
Decorative addition or exaggeration
- hyperboleRhetorical extreme exaggeration
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
aggrandizement · inflation · magnification · dramatization · overemphasis · puffery · grandiosity · ostentation · boasting · romanticization
glorificationscondemnations
Formal expressions of strong disapproval
denunciations · criticisms · vilifications · demonizations · censures