apotheosis
pronunciation
How to pronounce apotheosis in British English:
UK [əˌpɒθiˈəʊsɪs]
How to pronounce apotheosis in American English:
US [əˌpɑθiˈoʊsɪs]
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- Noun:
- model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
- the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
Word Origin
- apotheosis
- apotheosis: see theology
- apotheosis (n.)
- 1600s, from Late Latin apotheosis "deification," from Greek apotheosis, from apotheoun "deify, make (someone) a god," from apo- special use of this prefix, meaning, here, "change" + theos "god" (see theo-).
Example
- 1. Their leader was the apotheosis of courage .
- 2. Penang second crossing bridge , the apotheosis of sino-malaysian economic cooperation .
- 3. But for anyone who prefers confrontation with iran , the apotheosis of mr ahmadi-nejad , a pantomime villain out of central casting , is undeniably a political windfall .
- 4. We can observe in one small but significant instance the remarkable apotheosis of jesus .
- 5. Xie lingyun had a great achievement in his poetic language innovation and was hailed as an apotheosis .