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apotheosis
[uh-poth-ee-oh-sis, ap-uh-thee-uh-sis]
noun
plural
apotheosesthe elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god.
the ideal example; epitome; quintessence.
This poem is the apotheosis of lyric expression.
apotheosis
/ əˌɒθɪˈəʊɪ /
noun
the elevation of a person to the rank of a god; deification
glorification of a person or thing
a glorified ideal
the best or greatest time or event
the apotheosis of De Niro's career
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of apotheosis1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of apotheosis1
Example Sentences
The day before Germany’s 1937 “degenerate” art exhibit debuted, Hitler opened another art show, also in Munich — an apotheosis of Germanic taste, the “great German art exhibition.”
The ascendance of Donald Trump as the country’s first elected autocrat is the horrific apotheosis of television’s dominance over American politics and society.
In Donald J. Trump, the various species of ugly American have reached their conjoined apotheosis.
If that moment marked Trump’s nadir, today we are witnessing his apotheosis.
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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