The process or practice of creating, inventing, or elevating someone or something to divine or god-like status.
From 'godmaker' + '-ing' suffix (Old English origin). The gerund form emphasizing the action and process rather than the individual who performs it.
Hollywood literally practices 'godmaking'—the star system was designed to turn actors into god-like figures that audiences worship, and studios cynically controlled every detail of a star's public persona to maintain that status.
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