Deify, v. a.
- 1. Raise to the rank of a deity, place among the gods, apotheosize.
- 2. Idolize, cultivate idolatrously, make a god of, make into an object of worship, praise or revere as a
deity.
- 3. Make godlike, exalt, elevate, ennoble.
Deign, v. n. Condescend, vouchsafe, think fit, see fit.
Deign, v. a. Grant, vouchsafe, accord
Deist, n. Unbeliever in miraculous revelation, disbeliever in the miraculous origin of Christianity, holder to merely natural religion, believer in God but not in Providence or revelation, free-thinker.
Deity, n.
- 1. Divinity, Godhead, the Divine Nature
- 2. (Myth.) God or goddess
Deject, v. a. Dishearten, dispirit, discourage, depress, sadden, make despondent, make sad.
Dejected, a. Disheartened, dispirited, discouraged, depressed, down-hearted, downcast, despondent, doleful, cast down, chapfallen, crestfallen, down in the mouth, blue, gloomy, hipped, dumpish, in the dumps.
Dejection, n. Depression, despondency, sadness, melancholy, gloom, dumps, blues, lowness of spirits, low spirits.
Déjeuner, Déjeuné, n. [Fr.]
- 1. Breakfast, morning meal.
- 2. Luncheon, lunch (“An odious word.”— R. W. Emerson).
De jure. [L.] Of right, by right, by law.
Delay, v. a.
- 1. Defer, postpone, procrastinate, put off, stave off, let lie over.
- 2. Detain, hinder, retard, stop, impede.
Delay, v. n. Linger, tarry, stop, procrastinate.