Apotheosis Definition

ə-pŏthē-ōsĭs, ăpə-thēə-sĭs
apotheoses
noun
apotheoses
Exaltation to divine rank or stature; deification.
American Heritage
The act of raising a person to the status of a god; deification.
Webster's New World
Elevation to a preeminent or transcendent position; glorification.
American Heritage
The glorification of a person or thing.
Webster's New World
An exalted or glorified example.
Their leader was the apotheosis of courage.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Apotheosis

Noun

Singular:
apotheosis
Plural:
apotheoses

Origin of Apotheosis

  • From Ancient Greek ἀποθέωσις (apotheōsis), from verb ἀποθεόω (apotheoō, “deify”) (factitive verb formed from θεός (theos, “God”) with intensive prefix ἀπο- (apo-)).

    From Wiktionary

  • Late Latin apotheōsis from Greek from apotheoun to deify apo- change apo– theos god dhēs- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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