apotheosis

[ uh-poth-ee-oh-sis, ap-uh-thee-uh-sis ]
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noun,plural a·poth·e·o·ses [uh-poth-ee-oh-seez, ap-uh-thee-uh-seez]. /əˌpɒθ iˈoʊ siz, ˌæp əˈθi əˌsiz/.
  1. the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god.

  2. the ideal example; epitome; quintessence: This poem is the apotheosis of lyric expression.

Origin of apotheosis

1
1570–80; <Late Latin <Greek. See apo-, theo-, -osis

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apotheosis

/ (əˌpɒθɪˈəʊsɪs) /


nounplural -ses (-siːz)
  1. the elevation of a person to the rank of a god; deification

  2. glorification of a person or thing

  1. a glorified ideal

  2. the best or greatest time or event: the apotheosis of De Niro's career

Origin of apotheosis

1
C17: via Late Latin from Greek: deification, from theos god

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