heroification

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noun

The act of heroifying.

“Twentieth-century public school textbooks often performed heroification on important American historical figures.”

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Meanings

nounheroification (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe act of heroifying.

    Twentieth-century public school textbooks often performed heroification on important American historical figures.

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    Heroification is a degenerative process (much like calcification) that makes people over into heroes. Through this process, our educational media turn flesh-and-blood individuals into pious, perfect creatures without conflicts, pain, credibility, or human interest.

    1996, James W. Loewen, Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
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