Apotheoses

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Apotheosis \Ap`o*the"o*sis\ ([a^]p`[-o]*th[=e]"[-o]*s[i^]s;
     277), n. pl. {Apotheoses} ([a^]p`[-o]*th[=e]"[-o]*s[=e]z).
     [L., fr. Gr. 'apoqe`wsis, fr. 'apoqewy^n to deify; 'apo` from
     + qewy^n to deify, qeo`s a god.]
     1. The act of elevating a mortal to the rank of, and placing
        him among, "the gods;" deification.


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     2. Glorification; exaltation. "The apotheosis of chivalry."
        --Prescott. "The noisy apotheosis of liberty and
        machinery." --F. Harrison.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  apotheoses
       See {apotheosis}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  apotheosis
       n 1: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no
            equal [syn: {ideal}, {paragon}, {nonpareil}, {saint}, {nonesuch},
             {nonsuch}]
       2: the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) [syn:
          {deification}, {exaltation}]
       [also: {apotheoses} (pl)]