1
[ noun ] a portrayal of something as ideal

Synonyms

idealization idealisation

Examples

"the idealization of rural life was very misleading"

Related terms

admiration sentimentalization glorify

2
[ noun ] a state of high honor

Synonyms

glory

Examples

"he valued glory above life itself"

Related terms

honor laud glorify glorify

3
[ noun ] the act of glorifying (as in worship)

Examples

"the glorification of God"

Related terms

adoration laud

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Rhymes with

detoxification electrification indemnification simplification specification mummification gentrification publication lubrication abdication fabrication telecommunication syndication oversimplification personification edification magnification modification ratification falsification gasification rectification diversification amplification reclassification identification nullification codification purification clarification gratification fixation ramification certification verification pacification quantification ossification deification acidification sanctification notification dictation suffocation classification reunification saponification justification unification intensification disqualification fortification qualification vilification collectivization colonization globalization improvisation decentralization harmonization stalinization monopolization civilization maximization mitigation categorization internationalization fertilization westernization fumigation amortization characterization generalization capitalization organisation centralization socialization liberalization equalization computerization subsidization denationalization urbanization polarization rationalization mobilization demoralization miniaturization standardization normalization instigation industrialization sterilization commercialization vulgarization elation bifurcation dedication allocation invocation rumination reallocation rededication revocation implication trepidation recrimination application inactivation resuscitation annexation cultivation indication precipitation equivocation decapitation solicitation authentication explication adjudication gravitation desalination replication interpretation avocation affrication desiccation provocation intimidation intoxication invitation desecration irritation eradication destination consecration sophistication dissipation liquidation prefabrication affectation limitation multiplication cogitation convocation duplication titillation domestication education prognostication cetacean medication excommunication misapplication communication levitation complication sanitation subluxation visitation vindication fibrillation expectation homogenization conceptualization confiscation obfuscation altercation evocation vocation relaxation lactation location vacation echolocation taxation education glaciation substantiation appreciation indignation resignation initiation depreciation association designation differentiation negotiation demarcation embarkation disembarkation decoration indexation relocation dislocation defamation deforestation deflation profanation eviction

Phonetic and Homophones

G L AO2 R IH0 F IH0 K EY1 SH AH0 N
G L AO2 R AH0 F IH0 K EY1 SH AH0 N

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