Glorifications

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Acts of excessively praising or honoring individuals, often leading to exaggerated recognition of their qualities or achievements
2. The expression of high esteem or admiration, elevated to a level of grandeur that may embellish reality
3. The acts of offering exaggerated praise or admiration that elevate someone or something beyond their actual merits

Etymology: This word is the plural of "glorification", and the singular itself is a straightforward construction: "glorify" plus the suffix "-ication", which turns a verb into a noun naming the act or result of doing it. "Glorify" came into English from Old French "glorifier", which in turn traces back to Latin "glorificare", meaning to make glorious. The Latin noun "glorificatio" supplied the model for the English form, and it passed through Middle French "glorification" before arriving in Middle English as "glorificacion" and related spellings. The plural "glorifications" simply counts separate instances of this act: each individual episode of lavish praise or honour bestowed on someone. Because the root sense is bringing glory to something, the word has always carried a religious flavour, describing acts of giving honour to God, before taking on the secular sense of inflating a person's reputation that the current meaning reflects.

Synonyms: praises, lauds, honorings, exaltations, acclamations

Antonyms: denigrations, disparagements, criticisms, censures, condemnations