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Definition of Apotheosis
1. Noun. Model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal.
Specialized synonyms: Crackerjack, Jimdandy, Jimhickey, Class Act, Humdinger
Generic synonyms: Model, Role Model
Derivative terms: Apotheosise, Apotheosize, Sainthood, Sanctify
2. Noun. The elevation of a person (as to the status of a god).
Generic synonyms: Worship
Derivative terms: Deify, Deify, Exalt, Exalt
Definition of Apotheosis
1. n. pl. The act of elevating a mortal to the rank of, and placing him among, "the gods;" deification.
Definition of Apotheosis
1. Noun. The fact or action of becoming or making into a god; deification. ¹
2. Noun. Glorification, exaltation; crediting someone with extraordinary power or status. ¹
3. Noun. A glorified example or ideal; the apex or pinnacle (of a concept or belief). ¹
4. Noun. The best moment or highest point in the development of something, for example of a life or career; the apex, culmination, or climax (of a development). ¹
5. Noun. Loosely, release from earthly life, ascension to heaven; death. ¹
6. Noun. (psychology) The latent entity that mediates between a person's psyche and their thoughts. The id, ego and superego in Freudian Psychology are examples of this. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Apotheosis
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Apotheosis
Literary usage of Apotheosis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquitiesby William George Smith, Charles Anthon by William George Smith, Charles Anthon (1870)
"... appear to have been uncommon for the successor to the throne to have offered
divine honours to the former sovereign. Such an apotheosis of Ptol- emv, ..."
2. History of Philosophy by Alfred Weber (1904)
"Plato regards thought as the essence and end of the soul, and Aristotle's theology
is at bottom simply an apotheosis of vow. ..."
3. Studies in the Philosophy of Religion and the History by Andrew Martin Fairbairn (1880)
"When the anthropomorphic process is well advanced, apotheosis begins. Gods have
been changed into the similitude of men ; men can now be changed into the ..."
4. The Life and Work of St. Paul by Frederic William Farrar (1902)
"apotheosis OF ROMAN ... THE early Emperors rather discouraged than stimulated
this tendency to flatter them by a premature apotheosis. ..."
5. System of Positive Polity by Auguste Comte (1876)
"Monotheism was apotheosis. led into the most dangerous exaggerations by restricting
itself to a future life. Polytheism, on the contrary, although it gave ..."
6. The Empire of the Tsars and the Russians by Anatole Leroy-Beaulieu (1893)
"CHAPTER I. Russian Literature and the apotheosis of the Mujik—Varions Classes of
Peasants—Origin and Causes of Serfdom—Labor Dues and the ..."
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