apotheosis

Meanings

Plural: apotheoses

Noun

• model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
• the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
• The fact or action of becoming or making into a god; deification.
• Glorification, exaltation; crediting someone or something with extraordinary power or status.
• A glorified example or ideal; the apex or pinnacle (of a concept or belief).
• 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).
• Release from earthly life, ascension to heaven; death.
• 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.

Synonyms

apex, climax, culmination, death, deification, exaltation, glorification, ideal, nonesuch, nonpareil, nonsuch, paragon, peak, pinnacle, saint