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Noun
/əˌpäTHēˈōsis/,/ˌapəˈTHēəsis/,
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apotheoses, plural;
  1. The highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax
    • - his appearance as Hamlet was the apotheosis of his career
  2. The elevation of someone to divine status; deification

  1. ideal: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
  2. deification: the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
  3. Apotheosis (from Greek ἀποθεόων, apotheoun "to deify", in Latin deificatio, and later in Italian gióvino, "to be made divine"), refers to the exaltation of a subject to divine level. The term has meanings in theology, where it refers to a belief, and in art, where it refers to a genre.
  4. Douglas Arthur Hill (April 6, 1935 to June 21, 2007) was a Canadian science fiction author, editor and reviewer. He was born in Brandon, Manitoba, the son of a train driver, and raised in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. ...
  5. The fact or action of becoming a god; deification; Glorification, exaltation; crediting someone with extraordinary power or status; A glorified example or ideal; the apex or pinnacle (of a concept or belief); Loosely, release from earthly life, ascension to heaven; death; The latent entity that ...
  6. Final scene or tableau in which the characters are elevated to immortality.
  7. the metamorphosis of a human into a god; the deification of a person; see the story of Herakles' apotheosis and see the vase Toledo 1956.69 (image).
  8. The perfect (quintessential) example; to glorify as of supreme worth (used very frequently to describe a piece of music!)
  9. The true Utopia, the best-of-all-possible-worlds - not just freedom from pain and stress or a sterile round of endless physical pleasures, but the prospect of endless growth for every human being - growth in mind, in intelligence, in strength of personality; life without bound, without end; ...
  10. The elevation of a human being to the level of God or the gods.
  11. A Roman emperor was declared to be divine when a witness came forward claiming to have seen the emperor ascend to heaven or claiming to have seen the emperor?s father ascend to heaven (making the current emperor the ?Son of God?). This process was called apotheosis.
  12. Greek for the process of attaining godhood or adoration. Often used in conjunction with Cappadocius' plan to diablarize God himself and thus become a god.
  13. on Garrosh is now 10/14 in Ulduar 10. Recently they downed Flame, Razor, and XT in 25-man and have Kologarn on notice. They're also recruiting for some casual 25-man raiding.
  14. a model example [compare epitome]
  15. Olympus is revealed; Jupiter appears, Juno, Neptune, Vulcan, Minerva, Ceres, Mars, Pluto, Proserpina, Venus, and others.