Part 2879

<hw>Deic"tic*al*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a manner to show or point out; directly; absolutely; definitely.</def>

<blockquote>When Christ spake it <b>deictically</b>. <i>Hammond.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Deific, Deifical</h1> <Xpage=384>

<hw><hw>De*if"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>De*if"ic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>deificus</ets>; <ets>deus</ets> god + <ets>facere</ets> to make: cf. F. <ets>d\'82ifigue</ets>.]</ety> <def>Making divine; producing a likeness to God; god-making.</def> "A <i>deifical</i> communion."

<i>Homilies.</i>

<h1>Deification</h1> <Xpage=384>

<hw>De`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>deificare</ets> to deify: cf. F. <ets>d\'82ification</ets>. See <er>Deify</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis; excessive praise.</def>

<h1>Deified</h1> <Xpage=384>

<hw>De"i*fied</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Honored or worshiped as a deity; treated with supreme regard; godlike.</def>

<h1>Deifier</h1> <Xpage=384>

<hw>De"i*fi`er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who deifies.</def>

<h1>Deiform</h1> <Xpage=384>

<hw>De"i*form</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>deus</ets> a god + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Godlike, or of a godlike form.</def>

<i>Dr. H. More.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Conformable to the will of God.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Bp. Burnet.</i>

<h1>Deiformity</h1> <Xpage=384>

<hw>De`i*for"mi*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Likeness to deity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Deify</h1> <Xpage=384>

<hw>De"i*fy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Deified</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Deifying</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>d\'82ifier</ets>, LL. <ets>deificare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>deificus</ets>. See <er>Deific</er>, <er>Deity</er>, <er>-fy</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To make a god of; to exalt to the rank of a deity; to enroll among the deities; to apotheosize; <as>as, Julius C\'91sar was <ex>deified</ex></as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To praise or revere as a deity; to treat as an object of supreme regard; <as>as, to <ex>deify</ex> money</as>.</def>

<blockquote>He did again to extol and <b>deify</b> the pope. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To render godlike.</def>

<blockquote>By our own spirits are we <b>deified</b>. <i>Wordsworth.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Deign</h1> <Xpage=384>

<hw>Deign</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Deigned</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Deigning</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>deinen</ets>, <ets>deignen</ets>, OF. <ets>degner</ets>, <ets>deigner</ets>, <ets>daigner</ets>, F. <ets>daigner</ets>, fr. L. <ets>dignari</ets> to deem worthy, deign, fr. <ets>dignus</ets> worthy; akin to <ets>decere</ets> to be fitting. See <er>Decent</er>, and cf. <er>Dainty</er>, <er>Dignity</er>, <er>Condign</er>, <er>Disdain</er>.]</ety>