deify

verb

Etymology: From French déifier, from Latin deificāre, from deus (“god”). By surface analysis, deity + -ify.

1. To make into a god.

   “Near-synonyms: demideify, mythologize”

2. To regard as being like a deity; to treat as worthy of worship; to exalt.

   ““Those people who have sought to deify our wilderness … those days are over. We are not going to sit around and read poetry to rare lizards, whilst our current account deficit goes down the gurgler,” Jones said.”