обожествля́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• canonize verb To officially declare that a dead person is a saint.
• deify verb To make someone or something into a god.

Senses

обожествля́ть is used for these senses in English:

• canonize (chiefly, Roman Catholicism) To declare (a deceased person) as a saint, and enter them into the canon of saints.
• deify (transitive) To make into a god.

canonize — full definition

1. verb To officially declare that a dead person is a saint.
2. verb To treat someone as if they were a saint, praising and honouring them greatly.
3. verb To officially accept a religious text as part of the Bible.
4. verb To view a work of art or writing, or its creator, as belonging among those that best represent a particular field.

deify — full definition

1. verb To make someone or something into a god.
2. verb To treat a person or thing as worthy of worship, or to praise them far too highly.

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