APOTHEOSIS

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The act of elevating a mortal to the rank of, and placing him among, "the gods;" deification.

2.
n.

Glorification; exaltation. "The apotheosis of chivalry." Prescott. "The noisy apotheosis of liberty and machinery." F. Harrison.


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