1. plural of divinization; the act or process of making divine or treating as divine; elevation to divine status
Usage: formal; often used in religious or philosophical contexts
2. in Christian theology, the process by which humans become united with or participate in the divine nature
Usage: theological; especially in Eastern Orthodox Christianity

Examples

• The divinizations of ancient rulers reflected the political power structures of their societies.
• Medieval texts describe various divinizations of saints throughout Christian history.
• Eastern Orthodox theology emphasizes the divinizations of believers through grace.
• The divinizations portrayed in mythology often served to explain natural phenomena.
• Scholars debate the divinizations of historical figures in ancient Rome.
• Religious traditions differ in their approaches to divinizations of the human soul.