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n. pl. a·poth·e·o·ses (-sz)
Exaltation to divine rank or stature; deification.
Elevation to a preeminent or transcendent position; glorification: ?Many observers have tried to attribute Warhol's current apotheosis to the subversive power of artistic vision? (Michiko Kakutani).
An exalted or glorified example: Their leader was the apotheosis of courage.
[Late Latin apothesis, from Greek, from apotheoun, to deify : apo-, change; see apo- + theos, god; see dhs- in Indo-European Roots.]
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