glorifies
Sings praises of
Glorifies means to praise highly or give glory to, often in a religious context: The hymn glorifies God.
More commonly, it describes presenting something in an excessively favorable light, making it seem better or more admirable than it is: The film glorifies violence.
Critics use the term to suggest that praise is undeserved or harmful.
Enthusiastic public approval
- laudTo voice high esteem
- extolPraise with enthusiasm
- commendExpress approval of
- applaudClap to show praise
eulogize · celebrate · salute · tribute · homage · accolade · panegyrize · compliment
Deeply respect and admire
- adoreLove intensely
- venerateHonor with deep respect
- idolizeRevere to excess
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
reverence · piety · prayer · ritual · pilgrimage · altar · shrine · sacred
Honor through lasting tribute
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- tributeOffering of respect
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
statue · plaque · dedication · eulogy · obituary · cenotaph · epitaph · enshrinement
To raise upward
- ennobleConfer dignity upon
- aggrandizeIncrease perceived power
- apotheosizeMake into a god
- canonizeFormally declare sainthood
deify · dignify · enthrone · immortalize · lionize · mythologize · romanticize · sanctify
acclaim
Enthusiastic public approval
applaud · eulogize · celebrate · salute · tribute · homage · accolade · panegyrize · compliment · cheer
revere
Deeply respect and admire
devotion · reverence · piety · prayer · ritual · pilgrimage · altar · shrine · sacred · divinity
memorialize
Honor through lasting tribute
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- tributeOffering of respect
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
memorial · statue · plaque · dedication · eulogy · obituary · cenotaph · epitaph · enshrinement · remembrance
elevate
To raise upward
- ennobleConfer dignity upon
- aggrandizeIncrease perceived power
- apotheosizeMake into a god
canonize · deify · dignify · enthrone · immortalize · lionize · mythologize · romanticize · sanctify · idealize
nationalism
Devotion to one's country
- militarismPro-force national policy
- martyrdomSuffering for conviction
- regimeSystem of governance
ideology · supremacy · conquest · empire · crusade · manifesto · indoctrination · jingoism · heroism · sacrifice
glorifiescondemns
Expresses severe disapproval
denounces · vilifies · criticizes · excoriates · censures
glorifiesdegrades
Diminishes in quality
demeans · shames · disgraces · humiliates · debases
glorifiesdeglamorizes
Removes appeal or mystique
exposes · unmasks · debunks · deflates · demystifies