deification
神格化
解説 Definition
人や物を神として崇める、または神聖視する行為。普通の存在を神のように扱うこと。
Deification is the act of treating someone or something as a god, or giving them extremely high and almost sacred importance. It can be used in religion, history, or in a critical way about fame and power. The word often suggests excessive admiration.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
deify「神格化する」を名詞にした形、とまず押さえるのが近道。deity「神」と並べて見ると、どれも“神レベルに持ち上げる”核が共通する。語尾の -ation は「行為・過程」なので、deification は「神扱いすること」全体を指す。単なる praise や admiration よりかなり強く、欠点のある相手まで無批判に崇める響き。the deification of celebrities なら「有名人の神格化」と場面ごと覚えると定着しやすい。
Connect it with deity and deify, which all share the idea of treating someone like a god. The ending -ation tells you it is the act or process, not just a simple opinion. That helps you remember that deification is much stronger than ordinary praise or admiration.
例文
The deification of historical figures often leads to distorted histories.
歴史上の人物の神格化はしばしば歴史の歪みをもたらす。
Fans engaged in the deification of their favorite celebrity.
ファンは彼らのお気に入りの有名人の神格化に従事していた。
The deification of emperors was common in ancient civilizations.
皇帝の神格化は古代文明で一般的であった。
deification の類義語・関連語
派生語
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deification の語源・成り立ち Etymology
deification は後期ラテン語 deificatio に由来し、deus「神」+ facere「作る」+ -tion の組み合わせ。直訳すると「神に作り上げる」で、deify や deity を知ると、単なる称賛でなく「人を神格へ押し上げる」語感がつかめる。
Deification comes from Late Latin deificatio. It is built from deus, meaning "god," and facere, meaning "to make," with the noun ending -tion. So its original sense was "the act of making into a god," which later became the idea of raising a person to divine or god-like status; deify and deity are related words.
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