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deific

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de⋅if⋅ic

  [dee-if-ik]
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–adjective
making divine; deifying.
Origin:
1480–90; < LL deificus, equiv. to L dei- (comb. form of deus god) + -ficus -fic
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de·if·ic   (dē-ĭf'ĭk, dā-)   
adj.  

  1. Making or tending to make divine.

  2. Of or characterized by divine or godlike nature.


[Late Latin deificus : Latin deus, god; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots + Latin -ficus, -fic.]
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