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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic боготворити (bogotvoriti), a calque of Ancient Greek θεοποιέω (theopoiéō). By surface analysis, бого- (bovo-) +‎ творить (tvoritʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bəɡətvɐˈrʲitʲ]
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Verb

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боготвори́ть (bogotvorítʹimpf or pf

  1. to worship, to deify, to idolize, to adore

Conjugation

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imperfective

perfective

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