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apotheosis

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

noun

plural apotheoses
  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

/ əˌɒθɪˈəʊɪ /

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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of apotheosis1

1570–80; < Late Latin < Greek. See apo-, theo-, -osis
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of apotheosis1

C17: via Late Latin from Greek: deification, from theos god
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In Donald J. Trump, the various species of ugly American have reached their conjoined apotheosis.

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If that moment marked Trump’s nadir, today we are witnessing his apotheosis.

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Scripture does not record the birth date of Jesus Christ, and so early Christian scholars spent centuries wrangling over when to celebrate this most important apotheosis.

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“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.

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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.

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