apotheosis
noun
the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god.
apotheoses
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pluralof apotheosis.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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And the things it forgets, the apotheoses and apocalypses it lets sift through its mesh!
From The Guardian ● Oct. 15, 2016
They are their own apotheoses, their own parodies.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pictures of battles, triumphs, apotheoses filled the galleries.
From The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation by Ernst Von Dobschutz
Outraged public conscience extinguishes the fires of apotheoses such as these.
From Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty by Arthur Léon, baron Imbert de Saint-Amand
Posterity, infatuated with Pagan apotheoses, made of that simple martyrdom an interesting legend, colored with the myths of resurrection and ascension to that very heaven which the telescope has put out of man's way.
