apotheosis
the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god.
the ideal example; epitome; quintessence: This poem is the apotheosis of lyric expression.
Origin of apotheosis
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How to use apotheosis in a sentence
That transformation of the brand seems now to have its apotheosis in the arrival of the Tour de France.
A British Start to the Tour de France Forces the English to Wonder: What Does Being English Mean Anymore? | Clive Irving | July 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDance is a vehicle for personal expression, community storytelling, and the apotheosis of ceremony.
Challenging Religious Tradition for the Love of God — and the Love of Dance | Moral Courage | June 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf life has such a thing as an apotheosis, it surely involves truffled capon.
Over the course of these novels, the style becomes increasingly parsimonious, reaching its apotheosis in The Golden Bowl.
These triumphs were seen as the apotheosis of human enterprise and might.
It may be looked upon as the apotheosis of the old style of organ-building, with low pressures, duplication, and mixtures.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerIn the maidenly beauty of her eighteenth spring, the young girl's glance wanders dreamily over the apotheosis of the setting sun.
Urania | Camille FlammarionSo strict are we in etiquette; etiquette indeed being now upon its apotheosis, and after such efforts.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. I. (of XXI.) | Thomas CarlyleThe chief feature in the celebration of the triumph was the apotheosis of the heroes who had fallen during the struggle.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 5 | Hubert Howe BancroftThe apotheosis of the old imperial times was made manifest amid fairy-like glamour.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard Muther
British Dictionary definitions for apotheosis
/ (əˌpɒθɪˈəʊsɪs) /
the elevation of a person to the rank of a god; deification
glorification of a person or thing
a glorified ideal
the best or greatest time or event: the apotheosis of De Niro's career
Origin of apotheosis
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