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glorification

[glawr-uh-fi-key-shuhn, glohr-]

glo·ri·fi·ca·tion

[glawr-uh-fi-key-shuhn, glohr-]
noun
1.
a glorified or more splendid form of something.
2.
the act of glorifying.
3.
the state of being glorified.
4.
exaltation to the glory of heaven.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin glōrificātiōn- (stem of glōrificātiō), equivalent to glōrific(āre) to glorify + -ātiōn- -ation

de·glo·ri·fi·ca·tion, noun
re·glo·ri·fi·ca·tion, noun
self-glo·ri·fi·ca·tion, noun
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Glorification has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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glorification (ˌɡlɔːrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən)
 
n
1.  the act of glorifying or state of being glorified
2.  informal an enhanced or favourably exaggerated version or account
3.  informal (Brit) a celebration

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