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Word: Apotheosis
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek apotheōsis, from apotheoun ‘make a god of’, from apo ‘from’ + theos ‘god’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˌpɒθɪˈəʊsɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the highest point in the development of something; a culmination or climax
Short Definition:highest point in development of something
Examples:- his appearance as Hamlet was the apotheosis of his career
Definition:
the elevation of someone to divine status
Short Definition:elevation of someone to divine status
Examples:- death spared Pompey the task of having to account for the apotheosis of Caesar
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