/
əˌpɒθɪˈəʊsɪs/
n.
(pl. apotheoses
/-siːz/
)
- the highest point in the development of something.
- elevation to divine status.
Derivative
- apotheosize
or apotheosise v.
Etymology
C16: via eccles. L. from Gk apotheōsis, from apotheoun ‘make a god of’, from apo- ‘from’ + theos ‘god’.
