lionisation
Treating as famous
Lionisation is the British spelling of lionization—the act of treating someone as a celebrity or person of great importance.
To lionise someone is to lavish them with attention and admiration: The media's lionisation of tech entrepreneurs borders on worship.
The word carries a hint of excess, suggesting the attention may be undeserved or overwrought.
Enthusiastic public approval
- praiseExpression of approval
- adorationProfound loving regard
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
esteem · recognition · tribute · homage · applause · accolade · commendation · appreciation
Intense joyful elevation
- apotheosisPeak or deification
- deificationElevation to divine status
- idolizationExtreme reverent admiration
- enshrinementFormal preservation as sacred
canonization · elevation · aggrandizement · magnification · sanctification · mythologizing · hagiography · beatification
acclaim
Enthusiastic public approval
- praiseExpression of approval
- adorationProfound loving regard
- venerationProfound admiring respect
reverence · esteem · recognition · tribute · homage · applause · accolade · commendation · appreciation · honor
exaltation
Intense joyful elevation
- apotheosisPeak or deification
- deificationElevation to divine status
- idolizationExtreme reverent admiration
enshrinement · canonization · elevation · aggrandizement · magnification · sanctification · mythologizing · hagiography · beatification · immortalization
fame
Public recognition, widespread
- stardomCelebrity status achieved
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
- publicityMedia-driven awareness
fanbase · paparazzi · autographs · tabloids · headlines · entourage · glamour · red-carpet · icon · superstar
lionisationobscurity
State of being unknown
vilification · demonisation · disgrace · infamy · shame
lionisationvilification
Abusive condemnation of someone
demonisation · condemnation · denunciation · ostracism · excoriation
lionisationobscurity
State of being unknown
anonymity · neglect · invisibility · unpopularity · disregard
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