semideifying
/ˌsɛmiˈdiːɪfaɪɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of semideify; the act of making someone or something partly divine.
- The author is semideifying the hero in his new novel.
- They are semideifying their ancestors through elaborate rituals.
- The ceremony involved semideifying the ruler by placing a golden crown on his head.
Synonyms
adjective
- That makes someone or something partly divine; having the quality of raising to a godlike status.
- Her semideifying influence made the small town's mayor seem like a king.
- The semideifying language of the poem elevated the subject to a celestial being.
- The semideifying power of myth turned ordinary people into legends.