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apoth·eo·sis (ə pät̸h′ē ō′sis, ap′ə t̸hē′ə sis)

noun pl. apotheoses -·ses′ (-sēz′)

  1. the act of raising a person to the status of a god; deification
  2. the glorification of a person or thing
  3. a glorified ideal

Etymology: LL(Ec) < Gr apotheōsis < apotheoun, to deify < apo-, from + theos, god: see theo-

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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