apotheosis : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: apotheosis	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for apotheosis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
apotheosis n model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal Synonym(s): ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) Synonym(s): deification, exaltation, apotheosis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apotheosis \Ap`othe"osis\ (?; 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, [bd]the gods;[b8] deification. 2. Glorification; exaltation. [bd]The apotheosis of chivalry.[b8] --Prescott. [bd]The noisy apotheosis of liberty and machinery.[b8] --F. Harrison.