Associations to the word «Deify»

Wiktionary

DEIFY, verb. (transitive) To make a god of (something or someone).
DEIFY, verb. (transitive) To treat as worthy of worship; to regard as a deity.

Dictionary definition

DEIFY, verb. Consider as a god or godlike; "These young men deify financial success".
DEIFY, verb. Exalt to the position of a God; "the people deified their King".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats