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apotheosis (iou)



apotheosis noun. . L16.
[ecclesiastical Latin from Greek apotheosis, from apotheoun deify, from APO- + theos god.]
(Elevation to) divine status. L16.
F. W. Farrar The early Emperors rather discouraged..this tendency to flatter them by a premature apotheosis.
Glorification or exaltation of a person, principle, or practice; canonization; idealization. E17.
Coleridge The apotheosis of familiar abuses..is the vilest of superstitions. T. Hardy Thus a mild sort of apotheosis took place in his fancy, whilst she still lived and breathed within his own horizon. T. P. O'Connor The meeting developed into an apotheosis of the Marquis of Chandos.
Ascension to glory, resurrection, triumph; highest development, culmination. M17.
C. Walker His Majesties Speech upon the Scaffold, and this Death or Apotheosis. J. Braine An actor-manager whom I knew..as the apotheosis of wholesome masculinity. J. G. Farrell At any moment the pageant would begin, the triumphant apotheosis of the Empire's struggle for Peace.
a'potheose verb trans. (now rare) = apotheosize L17.
a'potheosize verb trans. deify; exalt; idealize: M18.