a-poth-e-o-sis
[uh-poth-ee-oh-sis, ap-uh-thee-uh-sis]
noun, plural apotheoses [uh-poth-ee-oh-seez, ap-uh-thee-uh-seez]
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.
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British Dictionary definitions for a-poth-e-o-sis
apotheosis
noun (pl) -ses (-si?z)
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