apotheosis

apotheosis
Synonyms and related words:
accolade, acme, admiration, adoration, adulation, aggrandizement, appreciation, approbation, approval, ascension, ascent, assumption, awe, beatification, beau ideal, bepraisement, best type, breathless adoration, canonization, congratulation, consideration, courtesy, culmination, cynosure, deference, deification, dignification, duty, ego ideal, elevation, eloge, embodiment, encomium, ennoblement, enshrinement, enthronement, epitome, erection, escalation, esteem, estimation, eulogium, eulogy, exaggerated respect, exaltation, excessive praise, favor, fetishization, flattery, gathering, glorification, glory, great respect, height, hero, hero worship, high regard, homage, hommage, honor, ideal, idolatry, idolization, idolizing, immortalization, kudos, last word, laud, laudation, lifting, lionization, lionizing, magnification, meed of praise, mirror, overpraise, paean, panegyric, paragon, peak, praise, prestige, quintessence, raising, rearing, regard, respect, resurrection, reverence, reverential regard, sainting, sanctification, shining example, summit, sursum corda, the Ascension, the Assumption, translation, tribute, ultimate, upbuoying, upcast, upheaval, uplift, uplifting, upping, uprearing, upthrow, upthrust, veneration, worship

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  • Apotheosis — (from Greek ἀποθεόω, apotheoō to deify ), deification or divinization is the glorification of an individual to a divine level.AntiquityPrior to the Hellenistic period, imperial cults were known in Ancient Egypt (pharaohs) and Mesopotamia (since… …   Wikipedia

  • Apotheosis — • Deification, the exaltation of men to the rank of gods Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Apotheosis     Apotheosis     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Apotheosis — Ap o*the o*sis (?; 277), n. pl. {Apotheoses}. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to deify; ? from + ? to deify, ? a god.] 1. The act of elevating a mortal to the rank of, and placing him among, the gods; deification. [1913 Webster] 2. Glorification;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • apotheosis — (n.) 1600s, from L.L. apotheosis deification, from Gk. apotheosis, from apotheoun deify, make (someone) a god, from apo special use of this prefix, meaning, here, change + theos god (see THEA (Cf. Thea)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • apotheosis — ► NOUN (pl. apotheoses) 1) the culmination or highest point: science is the apotheosis of the intellect. 2) elevation to divine status. DERIVATIVES apotheosize (also apotheosise) verb. ORIGIN Greek, from apotheoun make a god of …   English terms dictionary

  • apotheosis — [ə päth΄ē ō′sis, ap΄ə thē′ə sis] n. pl. apotheoses [ə päth΄ē ō′sēz΄, ap΄ə thēsēz΄] [LL(Ec) < Gr apotheōsis < apotheoun, to deify < apo , from + theos, god: see THEO ] 1. the act of raising a person to the status of a god; deification 2.… …   English World dictionary

  • apotheosis — index exemplar Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • apotheosis — *paragon, nonpareil, nonesuch …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • apotheosis — [n] glorification deification, elevation, idolization, immortalization; concepts 69,367 …   New thesaurus

  • apotheosis — /euh poth ee oh sis, ap euh thee euh sis/, n., pl. apotheoses / seez, 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. [1570 80; …   Universalium

  • apotheosis — a|poth|e|o|sis [əˌpɔθiˈəusıs US əˌpa:θiˈousıs, ˌæpəˈθi:əsıs] n [singular] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: Greek, from apotheoun to make into a god , from apo ( APOCALYPSE) + theos god ] 1.) the best and most perfect example of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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