Divinization

/ˌdɪvɪnaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The American English spelling of the process of making divine or the state of being made divine.

Etymology

From Latin 'divinus' plus American suffix '-ization,' created from the verb 'divinize' using standard American spelling conventions.

Kelly Says

The 'divinization' of emperors in Rome was literal policy—Augustus coins showed him as divine—merging politics with theology in a way that shaped Western history.

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