Found 2 items, similar to Apotheoses.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: apotheoses apotheoses See apotheosis apotheosis n 1: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal [syn: ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, nonesuch, nonsuch] 2: the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) [syn: deification, exaltation] [also: apotheoses (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Apotheoses 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; exaltation. “The apotheosis of chivalry.” --Prescott. “The noisy apotheosis of liberty and machinery.” --F. Harrison. [1913 Webster]