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iˈoʊnoun, plural -ses 
[-seez, -seez] .
[-seez, -seez] . 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.
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Apotheosis
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Example Sentences
- Not blues, not hymnlike spiritual, no feeling of apotheosis — just jazz.
- His apotheosis, it now seems, has led only to agony.
- He would be no ordinary king: he would be a savior king, the apotheosis of all kingly, godly qualities.
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apotheosis
1600s, from L.L. apotheosis "deification," from Gk. apotheosis, from apotheoun "deify, make (someone) a god," from apo- special use of this prefix, meaning, here, "change" + theos "god" (see Thea). Verb apotheosize is attested from 1760.
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