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† ˈdivify, v. Obs. rare. [f. L. dīvus godlike (see divine a.) + -fy.] trans. To raise to the rank of a divinity, invest with divine dignity, deify. So † divifiˈcation, Obs.
1615Jackson Creed iv. ii. iv. §7 The divifications ascribed unto them, as their enrolments in the catalogue of former saints, adoration of relics, and the like. 1652Sparke Prim. Devot. (1663) 4 [They] divifie such as never were holy men. |