Meanings
plural glorifications
- countableuncountableThe act of glorifying or the state of being glorified.
There were no exclusive canons of art and literature; experimentation was allowed, and direct glorification of the regime or its leader was not a sine qua non of publication.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozkład (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 45 - countableuncountableSpecifically, the ascension (of Christ or humans) to the glory of heaven.
Christ was guiding evolution toward a state of glorification so that humanity could finally merge with God in eternal perfection.
2017 April 18, Meghan O'Gieblyn, The Guardian - countableuncountableThe worshiping of a deity; extolment or laudation.
- countableuncountableThe portrayal of something as being ideal; idealization.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinglōrificātiō
- Middle Frenchglorification
- Middle Englishglorificacion, glorificacioun
- Englishglorification
From Middle English glorificacion, glorificacioun, from Middle French glorification and its etymon Latin glōrificātiō. By surface analysis, glorify + -ication.
More words from Middle English, Middle French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian просла́ва, възхва́ла
- просла́ва (prosláva)the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified
- възхва́ла (văzhvála)the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified
Czech oslavení, glorifikace
- oslaveníthe act of glorifying or the state of being glorified
- glorifikacethe act of glorifying or the state of being glorified
French glorification
- glorificationthe act of glorifying or the state of being glorified
German Glorifizierung
- Glorifizierungthe act of glorifying or the state of being glorified
Italian glorificazione
- glorificazionethe act of glorifying or the state of being glorified
Japanese 美化
- 美化 (bika)the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified
Polish gloryfikacja, wychwalanie
- gloryfikacjathe act of glorifying or the state of being glorified
- wychwalaniethe act of glorifying or the state of being glorified
Russian прославле́ние, восхвале́ние
- прославле́ние (proslavlénije)the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified
- восхвале́ние (vosxvalénije)the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified
Spanish glorificación
- glorificaciónthe act of glorifying or the state of being glorified
Swedish glorifiering, förhärligande
- glorifieringthe act of glorifying or the state of being glorified
- förhärligandethe act of glorifying or the state of being glorified
Ukrainian просла́влення, вихваля́ння
- просла́влення (proslávlennja)the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified
- вихваля́ння (vyxvaljánnja)the act of glorifying or the state of being glorified
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with glorification
Cite this entry
glorification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glorification
“glorification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glorification. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glorification,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glorification.
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