-atio

an action, process, or result

Forms

-atio
-ation- — Latin stem used outside the basic noun form.
-ation — Borrowed into English through French and Latin.

Origin

Latin -a-, associated with one class of verbs, plus the action-noun suffix -tio.

Note

The same formation can name either doing something or what the action produces.

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noun

glorification

glor-ih-fih-KAY-shuhn/ˌɡlɔːrɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

The act of presenting someone or something as admirable or worthy of great honor.

The excessive ribbons and bouquets turn the modest trophy's display into glorification.

A person lavishing many oversized ribbons and bouquets on one modest trophy, excessive praise visually disproportionate, white adult.

Etymology

gloriLatinfame, praise, honor

+ficLatindo, make

+ationLatinan action, process, or result

The roots combine honor with making: glorification raises someone or something to glory. In the selected sense, this exaltation becomes excessive praise, presenting its object as more admirable than it deserves.

In context

America's Untold Stories24:20

it made actual trading cards and serial killer cards for commercial profit that was not my intention my intention was um as an artist to demonstrate this um glorification of murder

Mark Groubert and The National Lampoon

More examples

The statue is a glorification of the city's founders.
Her biography offers honest criticism rather than glorification.
He objects to the glorification of wealth in popular culture.

Forms

glorification · glorifications

glorify verb — To present as admirable or honorable.

Similar words

praise: Praise expresses approval without necessarily suggesting greatness or exceptional honor.
exaltation: Exaltation suggests raising someone to an especially lofty status.
idealization: Idealization presents someone as perfect, often overlooking flaws.