glorification
a glorified or more splendid form of something.
the act of glorifying.
Origin of glorification
1Other words from glorification
- 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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How to use glorification in a sentence
Were I disposed to attempt self-glorification, it would be under a very different sort of character.
There was an element of self-glorification in that modest story—and a man who would tell it three times, is not for me!
Man and Maid | Elinor GlynMagnanimity is the virtue of the aristocrat; its excess is self-glorification, its deficiency self-depreciation.
The Worlds Greatest Books, Volume XIII. | VariousWhere she trod, there, too, must float the aroma of an individual self-glorification.
The Adventures of a Widow | Edgar FawcettTall talk and self-glorification were rampant, and no criticism was tolerated.
Matthew Arnold | G. W. E. Russell
British Dictionary definitions for glorification
/ (ˌɡlɔːrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) /
the act of glorifying or state of being glorified
informal an enhanced or favourably exaggerated version or account
British informal a celebration
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