Divinization
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Divinization or deification is the "making divine", the "deification" of an earthly entity, individual, group, or activity.

In Christian theology
Christian theology
- Divisions of Christian theology :There are many methods of categorizing different approaches to Christian theology. For a historical analysis, see the main article on the History of Christian theology.- Sub-disciplines :...

, divinization (or deification, or making divine, or theosis
Theosis
In Christian theology, divinization, deification, making divine or theosis is the transforming effect of divine grace. This concept of salvation is historical and fundamental for Christian understanding that is prominent in the Eastern Orthodox Church and also in the Catholic Church, and is a...

) is the transforming effect of divine grace
Divine grace
In Christian theology, grace is God’s gift of God’s self to humankind. It is understood by Christians to be a spontaneous gift from God to man - "generous, free and totally unexpected and undeserved" - that takes the form of divine favour, love and clemency. It is an attribute of God that is most...

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It may also refer to:
  • the Apotheosis
    Apotheosis
    Apotheosis is the glorification of a subject to divine level. The term has meanings in theology, where it refers to a belief, and in art, where it refers to a genre.In theology, the term apotheosis refers to the idea that an individual has been raised to godlike stature...

     of an individual
    • Imperial cult
      Imperial cult
      An imperial cult is a form of state religion in which an emperor, or a dynasty of emperors , are worshipped as messiahs, demigods or deities. "Cult" here is used to mean "worship", not in the modern pejorative sense...

      s
      • Divine kingship
    • Cult of personality
      Cult of personality
      A cult of personality arises when an individual uses mass media, propaganda, or other methods, to create an idealized and heroic public image, often through unquestioning flattery and praise. Cults of personality are usually associated with dictatorships...

    • List of people who have been considered deities
  • Mystical
    Mysticism
    Mysticism is the knowledge of, and especially the personal experience of, states of consciousness, i.e. levels of being, beyond normal human perception, including experience and even communion with a supreme being.-Classical origins:...

     union with the divine
    • Divine filiation
      Divine filiation
      Divine filiation is a Christian concept of becoming a "child of God". The concept implicates a share in the life and role of Jesus Christ. Divine filiation refers to the relationship between Jesus and God, specifically as the second person of the Trinity, "God the Son"...

    • Theophagy
      Theophagy
      Theophagy is the practice of eating the body of a god. This is performed symbolically , as a god has never existed in physical reality, through the eating of a food or material symbolic of the god. In fertility rituals, the harvested grain may itself be the reborn god of vegetation. This practice...

  • the transformation and divinization of the entire world
    • Omega Point
      Omega point
      Omega Point is a term coined by the French Jesuit Pierre Teilhard de Chardin to describe a maximum level of complexity and consciousness towards which he believed the universe was evolving....

    • Supramentalisation
      Supermind (Integral thought)
      Supermind in Sri Aurobindo's philosophy refers to the infinite unitary truth-consciousness or truth-idea simultaneously transcendent and immanent to planes of matter, life, and mind. Supermind is the dynamic form of satcitananda , and the necessary conduit, mediator or linkage between satcitananda...

       in Sri Aurobindo's evolutionary philosophy
  • The pagan Mystery Religions
    • henosis
      Henosis
      Henosis is the word for "oneness," "union," or "unity" in classical Greek, and is spelled identically in modern Greek where "Enosis" is particulary connected with the modern political "Unity" movement to unify Greece and Cyprus....

    • henology
      Henology
      Henology is the philosophical account or discourse on "The One" that appears most notably in the philosophy of Plotinus. Reiner Schürmann describes it as a "metaphysics of radical transcendence" that extends beyond being and intellection...

    • henotheism
      Henotheism
      Henotheism is the belief and worship of a single god while accepting the existence or possible existence of other deities...


See also

  • Demigod
    Demigod
    The term "demigod" , meaning "half-god", is commonly used to describe mythological figures whose one parent was a god and whose other parent was human; as such, demigods are human-god hybrids...

  • Euhemerism
  • Jesus Christ
  • Plurality of gods
    Plurality of gods
    Plurality of gods usually refers to a unique concept taught by Joseph Smith and several other leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is believed to be based on interpretations of the Bible, the Book of Abraham, the teachings of Joseph Smith, Jr...

  • Deified (album)
    Deified (album)
    Deified is the fourteenth album by Keak da Sneak. It features Too Short, E-40, Daz Dillinger, Lil' Keke and Paul Wall among others. Keak also linked up with infamous New York rapper Prodigy from Mobb Deep and The Alchemist for the CD's first single, "That Go." The album sold 3,800 copies in its...

    , 2008 album by Keak da Sneak
    Keak da Sneak
    Charles Toby Bowens , commonly known by his stage name Keak da Sneak, is a rapper from Oakland, California . At the age of 16 he was known as Z-Kush but became known as "Keak da Sneak" at 17, best known for his scratchy, gruff rapping voice and coining the term "hyphy" in 1994.-Career:Keak da Sneak...

  • Deify (song), a song from the 2005 album Ten Thousand Fists
    Ten Thousand Fists
    Ten Thousand Fists is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Disturbed. It was released on September 20, 2005 and became Disturbed's second consecutive #1 debut on the Billboard 200 in the United States, shipping around 239,000 copies in its opening week. It has been certified Platinum...

     by Disturbed
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