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apotheosis

Syllabification: (a·poth·e·o·sis)
Pronunciation: /əˌpäTHēˈōsis, ˌapəˈTHēəsis/

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Definition of apotheosis

noun (plural apotheoses /-ˌsēz/)

[usually in singular]
  • the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax:his appearance as Hamlet was the apotheosis of his career
  • the elevation of someone to divine status; deification.

Origin:

late 16th century: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek apotheōsis, from apotheoun 'make a god of', from apo 'from' + theos 'god'

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