Apotheosis synonyms

ə-pŏth'ē-ō'sĭs, ăp'ə-thē'ə-sĭs

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aggrandizement
The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.
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elevation
The height to which something is elevated above a point of reference, especially mean sea level:
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glorification
The portrayal of something as being ideal; idealization.
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enshrinement
(Uncountable) The state of being enshrined
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ennoblement
(Uncountable) The state of being noble
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exaltation
Exaltation is defined as a feeling of ecstasy or extreme happiness, or the act of praising someone highly.
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rise (related)
The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.
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deification
The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis; excessive praise.
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ideal
A person or thing regarded as fulfilling this conception; perfect model
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paragon
The definition of a paragon is a model of excellence or perfection, or a flawless diamond that weighs at least one hundred carats.
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nonpareil
A person or thing that has no equal; a paragon. [from 16th c.]
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saint
In certain Christian churches, a person officially recognized as having lived an exceptionally holy life, and thus as being in heaven and capable of interceding for sinners; canonized person
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fetishization
The act or process of fetishizing.
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upthrust
An upward push or thrust
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rediscovery (related)
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greatness (related)
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antithesis (related)
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Apotheosis Sentence Examples

  • Tiberius appears to have received the news with indifference, if not with satisfaction; he absented himself from the funeral, and refused to allow her apotheosis; her will was suppressed for a long time and only carried out, and the legacies paid, by Caligula.

  • Apotheosis can mean nothing to those who hold that a man may be reborn as a god, but still needs redemption, and that men on earth may win redemption, if they are brave enough.

  • The city is in many ways a cultural feast, the very apotheosis of hybridity.

  • The Romans had, up to the end of the Republic, accepted only one official apotheosis; the god Quirinus, whatever his original meaning, having been identified with Romulus.

  • 32) regarded the space it presided over as so much waste land, provisionally occupied by the " Claws " of the Scorpion, but readily available for the apotheosis of Augustus.

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