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apotheosis

[ uh-poth-ee-oh-sis, ap-uh-thee-uh-sis ]

noun

, plural a·poth·e·o·ses [uh, -poth-ee-, oh, -seez, ap-, uh, -, thee, -, uh, -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.



apotheosis

/ əˌpɒθɪˈəʊsɪs /

noun

  1. the elevation of a person to the rank of a god; deification
  2. glorification of a person or thing
  3. a glorified ideal
  4. the best or greatest time or event

    the apotheosis of De Niro's career

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of apotheosis1

1570–80; < Late Latin < Greek. See apo-, theo-, -osis
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Word History and Origins

Origin of apotheosis1

C17: via Late Latin from Greek: deification, from theos god
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Example Sentences

“The Outrun” feels like the apotheosis of that phase of her run, a movie that offers an intimate sense of catharsis, particularly for those who have been affected by addiction.

Miller’s magnum opus, “Fury Road” is at once the apotheosis of his cinematic genius — it’s one of the great movies of the last decade — and a departure narratively and tonally from the previous films.

Sunset Sound represents the apotheosis of the recording industry’s heyday.

Cooper impressively mimics Bernstein’s movements in a performance of the apotheosis of Mahler’s Second Symphony at the Ely Cathedral in London, which Bernstein filmed.

For Johnson to now be speaker of the House feels as if it is the apotheosis of his political career and aspirations.

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