selfdeifying

verb (used with object), de·i·fied, de·i·fy·ing.

to make a god of; exalt to the rank of a deity; personify as a deity: to deify a beloved king.

to adore or regard as a deity: to deify wealth.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English deifien < Old French deifier < Late Latin deificāre. See deification, -ify

Related forms

de·i·fi·er, noun

half-de·i·fied, adjective

hy·per·de·i·fy, verb (used with object), hy·per·de·i·fied, hy·per·de·i·fy·ing.

self-de·i·fy·ing, adjective

un·de·i·fied, adjective

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deify (ˈdiːɪˌfaɪ, ˈdeɪɪ-)

—vb , -fies, -fying, -fied
1.	to exalt to the position of a god or personify as a god
2.	to accord divine honour or worship to
3.	to exalt in an extreme way; idealize

[C14: from Old French deifier, from Late Latin deificāre, from Latin deus god + facere to make]

'deifier

—n

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Word Origin & History

deify

mid-14c., from O.Fr. deifier, from L.L. deificare, from deificus "making godlike," from L. deus "god" (see Zeus) + facere "to make, do" (see factitious).

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