1. to treat or regard as a god; worship as divine
2. to glorify or idealize excessively

Examples

• The ancient civilization deifies the sun as their primary god.
• She deifies her favorite author and reads every book he writes.
• The cult deifies their leader and follows his every command.
• Modern society sometimes deifies celebrities and athletes.
• He deifies his grandfather’s memory and tells stories about him constantly.
• The religion deifies nature and sees divinity in all living things.