English
deification
Deification comes from Middle English deificacion.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500deificacion
- Englishearliest quotation 2010deification
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500deificacion
- Englishearliest quotation 2010deification
Earliest quotation: 2010, Paul M. Collins, Partaking in Divine Nature: Deification and Communion: “There is an experiential component to Maximos’ writings: he…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dyew- ‘sky, heaven’
die, journal, journey, diary, dial, dev, meridian, sojourn, jovial, diurnal, deism, 29 more
through Proto-Indo-European *deywós ‘god’
through Proto-Italic *deiwos ‘god, deity’
divinity, diva, divination, diviner, 11 more
through Old Latin deivos
through Latin deus ‘god’
Today it means
noun The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English deificacion / deification