What does Apotheosis mean?
Definitions for Apotheosis
əˌpɒθ iˈoʊ sɪs, ˌæp əˈθi ə sɪs; -siz, -ˌsizapoth·e·o·sis
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Princeton's WordNet
ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuchnoun
model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
deification, exaltation, apotheosisnoun
the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
Wiktionary
apotheosisnoun
The fact or action of becoming or making into a god; deification.
apotheosisnoun
Glorification, exaltation; crediting someone with extraordinary power or status.
apotheosisnoun
A glorified example or ideal; the apex or pinnacle (of a concept or belief).
apotheosisnoun
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).
apotheosisnoun
Loosely, release from earthly life, ascension to heaven; death.
apotheosisnoun
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.
Etymology: From ἀποθέωσις, from verb ἀποθεόω (factitive verb formed from θεός with intensive prefix ἀπο-).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Apotheosisnoun
Deification; the rite of adding any one to the number of gods.
Etymology: from ἀϖὸ and ϑεὸς.
As if it could be graved and painted omnipotent, or the nails and the hammer could give it an apotheosis. South.
Allots the prince of his celestial line,
An apotheosis, and rites divine. Samuel Garth.
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apotheosis
Apotheosis is the highest point in the development or progression of something; a culmination or climax. It can also refer to the elevation of someone or something to divine status or deification.
Webster Dictionary
Apotheosis
the act of elevating a mortal to the rank of, and placing him among, "the gods;" deification
Apotheosis
glorification; exaltation
Etymology: [L., fr. Gr. 'apoqe`wsis, fr. 'apoqewy^n to deify; 'apo` from + qewy^n to deify, qeo`s a god.]
Wikidata
Apotheosis
Apotheosis is the glorification of a subject to divine level. The term has meanings in theology, where it refers to a belief, and in art, where it refers to a genre. In theology, the term apotheosis refers to the idea that an individual has been raised to godlike stature. In art, the term refers to the treatment of any subject in a particularly grand or exalted manner.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Apotheosis
a-po-thē′o-sis, or a-po-the-ō′sis, n. deification, esp. the formal attribution of divine honours to a deceased Roman emperor, or special object of the imperial favour—a logical corollary to the worship of ancestors, degenerating naturally by anticipation into the adoration of the living: the glorification of a principle or person: ascension to glory, release from earthly life: resurrection.—v.i. Apothē′osise, Apoth′eosise. [Gr.; apotheo-ein, apo, away from what he was, theos, a god.]
Mythology
Apotheosis
(Apothe′osis). The consecration of a god. The ceremony of deification.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Apotheosis in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Apotheosis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Apotheosis in a Sentence
The apotheosis of error, doctrine of the crowd.
Art is apotheosis; often, the complaint of beauty.
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- تأليهArabic
- обожествяванеBulgarian
- Vergötterung, Apotheose, GottwerdungGerman
- αποθέωσηGreek
- apoteozoEsperanto
- apoteosisSpanish
- آپوئوزیسPersian
- apoteoosi, huippuFinnish
- apothéoseFrench
- הַאֲלָהָהHebrew
- गुणगानHindi
- ապոթեոզArmenian
- pendewaanIndonesian
- apoteosiItalian
- אפטוזיסHebrew
- 神話Japanese
- ಅಪೊಥಿಯೋಸಿಸ್Kannada
- 신으로 모심Korean
- deosLatin
- боготворење, апотеозаMacedonian
- vergoding, apotheose, verheerlijkingDutch
- apoteozaPolish
- прославле́ние, апофео́з, вознесе́ние, обожествле́ниеRussian
- apoteosSwedish
- దేవత్వారోపణTelugu
- tanrılaştırmaTurkish
- апофеозUkrainian
- apotheosisUrdu
- apotheosisYiddish
- 神化Chinese
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