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81Albania, Socialist People’s Republic Of — The 1944 liberation of Albania from the Third Reich led to the inauguration of a communist government led by the hugely influential leader Enver Hoxha. Over the next half century the Albanian regime was fairly successful in pursuing an… …
82deify — UK [ˈdeɪɪfaɪ] / UK [ˈdiːɪfaɪ] / US [ˈdɪɪˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms deify : present tense I/you/we/they deify he/she/it deifies present participle deifying past tense deified past participle deified formal a) to consider someone to be a… …
83deific — /diˈɪfɪk/ (say dee ifik), /deɪˈɪfɪk/ (say day ifik) adjective making divine; deifying. {Late Latin deificus god making, sacred} …
84deification — /ˌdiɪfəˈkeɪʃən ˌdeɪ / (say .deeifuh kayshuhn .day ) noun 1. the act of deifying. 2. the state of being deified. 3. a deified embodiment …
85deify — /ˈdiəfaɪ / (say deeuhfuy), /ˈdeɪə / (say dayuh ) verb (t) (deified, deifying) 1. to make a god of; exalt to the rank of a deity. 2. to adore or regard as a deity: to deify prudence. {Middle English deify(en), from Old French deifier, from Late… …
86memorial — [adj] commemorative canonizing, celebrative, commemoratory, consecrating, consecrative, dedicatory, deifying, enshrining, in tribute, memorializing, monumental, remembering; concept 537 Ant. abusive, dishonorable memorial [n] monument,… …
87deific — [dē if′ik] adj. [LL deificus] 1. deifying or making divine 2. godlike; divine …
88deification — [dē΄ə fi kā′shən] n. [ME deificacioun < LL(Ec) deificatio] 1. the act of deifying 2. the state of being deified 3. a deified embodiment …
89deify — [dē′ə fī΄] vt. deified, deifying [ME deifien < OFr deifier < LL(Ec) deificare, to make divine < L deus, god + facere, to make, DO1] 1. to make a god of; rank among the gods 2. to look upon or worship as a god 3. to glorify, exalt, or… …
90demi-deify — demi deˈify transitive verb 1. To treat as a demigod 2. To go halfway towards deifying • • • Main Entry: ↑demi …
