Deify
Deify verb - To offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power.
Usage example: some ancient pagans deified such objects of nature as trees and rivers
Glorify is a synonym for deify in worship topic. In some cases you can use "Glorify" instead a verb "Deify", when it comes to topics like idolize, idealize.
Glorify
Glorify verb - To assign a high status or value to.
Usage example: a number of big names were recruited in the hopes that their presence would glorify the university's school of medicine in the eyes of the medical world
Mutual synonyms
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