Deify and Scorn

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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

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Scorn is an antonym for deify.

Nearby Words: deification, deity, deified, deifying

Scorn verb - To show contempt for.

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Deify is an antonym for scorn.

Nearby Words: scornful, scorned, scornfully, scorning

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