Plural of glorification; instances of making something seem more glorious, noble, or praiseworthy than it might actually be.
From 'glorify' (Latin 'gloria' plus '-ficare') plus '-ation' (creating nouns) plus plural '-s.' The concept of glorification has been important in religious and literary traditions for centuries.
War propaganda is basically industrialized glorification—it takes the muddy, terrifying reality of battle and transforms it through language into something noble, which is why analyzing glorifications in literature teaches you to read critically.
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