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apotheoses

apotheoses is the plural of apotheosis.

apotheoses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of apotheose.

Meaning of apotheosis

Noun

apotheosis (countable and uncountable, plural apotheoses)

  1. The fact or action of becoming or making into a god; deification.
    • In Rome itself the official position was clear: the apotheosis of the emperor took place only after his death; this had to be officially recognized by the Senate, and only then did the emperor become a divus with an official cult.1986, SRF Price, Rituals and Power, page 75
  2. Glorification, exaltation; crediting someone or something with extraordinary power or status.
    • The turn of the century saw the apotheosis of digital technology.
  3. A glorified example or ideal; the apex or pinnacle (of a concept or belief).
    • In his despair he had nowhere to turn. It is the very apotheosis of the place and the time.1925, William Carlos Williams, 'Edgar Allan Poe', In The American Grain, published 1990, page 232
    Synonyms:
    apex, paragon
  4. 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).
    • The apotheosis of her career was her appointment as chairman.
  5. (broadly) Release from earthly life, ascension to heaven; death.
    • Bear thee grimly, demigod! Up from the spray of thy ocean-perishing — straight up, leaps thy apotheosis!1851 November 14, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    death
  6. 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.

Meaning of apotheose

Verb

apotheose (third-person singular simple present apotheoses, present participle apotheosing, simple past and past participle apotheosed)

  1. (transitive) Synonym of apotheosize.
    Synonyms:
    apotheosize

Questions about apotheoses

What is apotheoses the plural of?
Apotheoses is the plural of apotheosis.

Words near apotheoses in the dictionary

  1. apothekes
  2. apothem
  3. apothems
  4. apotheose
  5. apotheosed
  6. apotheoses
  7. apotheosing
  8. apotheosis
  9. apotheosise
  10. apotheosised
  11. apotheosises

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