glorification

noun

Definition of glorificationnext
1
as in exaltation

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as in adoration

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Recent Examples of glorification Declinism, on the other hand, is an unrealistic glorification of the past coupled with the belief that things are steadily going downhill. — Markham Heid, Time, 8 July 2026 Right-wing incidents included conspiracy theories, glorification of the Nazi regime, and calls for a repeat of the Holocaust. — Toby Axelrod, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026 But for the significant conservative Catholic population in Poland, the route's popularity amounted to an inappropriate glorification of evil, and after much lobbying, local operator PKS Gdynia changed the route number from 666 to 669 three years ago. — Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 1 June 2026 The glorification of criminals who attack the rich is not new — think Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger — and experts say this is often amplified in times of income inequity and economic turmoil. — Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026 Jewish leaders and analysts say expressions of support for terrorist groups such as Hamas, combined with public glorification of violence, have contributed to an environment in which anti-Jewish hostility is becoming increasingly normalized. — Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026 The previous design featured the state’s old seal on a blue background and received criticism for its resemblance to other similarly lackluster state flags, and for what some said was a glorification of the displacement of Native Americans by European settlers. — Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026 What could have been a biting portrait of the glorification of female beauty is softened by a simple happy ending—in a world where no ending can possibly be simple, whether happy or not. — Sarah Chihaya, New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2026 What’s troubling is the gradual and persistent normalization of eating disorder culture, which includes the glorification of one specific body type to the exclusion and detriment of others. — Michelle Konstantinovsky, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glorification
  1. exaltation
  2. adoration
  3. aggrandizement
  4. reverence
  5. magnification
  6. veneration
  7. promotion
  8. worship
Noun
  • Speaking of God, the pedal steel is capable of exaltation, too, the rise and fall of its strings able to emulate a glorious choir or a keening request or spread out like the cosmos itself.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
  • In traditional astrology, Venus is considered to be in its fall in Virgo — as this sign directly opposes Pisces, Venus’ exaltation — which means its natural qualities are challenged and difficult to express.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
Definition of exaltation
Noun
  • His death sparked an outpouring of adoration from his Sopranos’ castmates, among others.
    — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • One, a delight for the kitchen — the pressure, the camaraderie, the artist's heart, the pirate's adoration of heat and knives — and, another, hard drugs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of adoration
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  • There needs to be a better system of Parks & Beaches member selection, rather than the current process that reinforces the aggrandizement of the existing members … especially if La Jolla is to be its own city.
    — Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026
  • The show, which originally confined itself to the claustrophobic ecosystem of the trading floor, has expanded to include the grubby workings of British media and politics, and to show the intersection of the country’s landed aristocracy with other, newer forms of class aggrandizement.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
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  • This is what gives the film its experiential sincerity — the lived perspective of its Ukrainian crew leaving a nonfictional trace across every level of the fiction, something Stever handles with unusual reverence.
    — Sonya Vseliubska, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Hubbard told guests at the Coronado Club that his movement leans on both science and reverence.
    — Michelle Lhooq, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of reverence
Noun
  • Those two eyepieces gave me roughly 33x and 65x magnification — enough for wide lunar views and tighter planetary shots.
    — Damian Peach, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The update also adds some customization options to Widgets, a more precise magnification tool, and improved stability with certain Bluetooth devices.
    — Emma Roth, The Verge, 14 July 2026
Definition of magnification
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  • And yet the throughline to Nacho Manzano’s food—full of nostalgia for the past and veneration for tradition—was clear.
    — Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Nature veneration is still practiced in Arslanbob, especially among women.
    — KATHERINE ROCHESTER, Artforum, 10 July 2026
Definition of veneration
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  • Over time, however, retailers may begin evaluating whether certain promotions, bundles or low-ticket offers create an outsized number of cash adjustments.
    — Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Occasionally, a dealership offers a service promotion such as lifetime free oil changes funded by the dealership.
    — Sean Tucker, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of promotion
Noun
  • Jayker Way, which winds through the subdivision and feeds into Chinden, frequently backs up, especially on Sundays, when thousands of congregants attend worship at the nearby Rockharbor megachurch.
    — Rose Evans August 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Regular religious worship, for instance, used to guarantee that the same group of people showed up in the same place every week, with no organizing required.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of worship

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