'apotheosis' definitions:
Definition of 'apotheosis'
(from WordNet)
noun
Model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal [syn: ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch]
noun
The elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) [syn: deification, exaltation, apotheosis]
Synonyms of 'apotheosis'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accolade,
- acme,
- admiration,
- adoration,
- adulation,
- aggrandizement,
- appreciation,
- approbation,
- approval,
- ascension,
- ascent,
- assumption,
- awe,
- beatification,
- beau ideal,
- bepraisement,
- best type,
- breathless adoration,
- canonization,
- congratulation,
- consideration,
- courtesy,
- culmination,
- cynosure,
- deference,
- deification,
- dignification,
- duty,
- ego ideal,
- elevation,
- eloge,
- embodiment,
- encomium,
- ennoblement,
- enshrinement,
- enthronement,
- epitome,
- erection,
- escalation,
- esteem,
- estimation,
- eulogium,
- eulogy,
- exaggerated respect,
- exaltation,
- excessive praise,
- favor,
- fetishization,
- flattery,
- gathering,
- glorification,
- glory,
- great respect,
- height,
- hero,
- hero worship,
- high regard,
- homage,
- hommage,
- honor,
- ideal,
- idolatry,
- idolization,
- idolizing,
- immortalization,
- kudos,
- last word,
- laud,
- laudation,
- lifting,
- lionization,
- lionizing,
- magnification,
- meed of praise,
- mirror,
- overpraise,
- paean,
- panegyric,
- paragon,
- peak,
- praise,
- prestige,
- quintessence,
- raising,
- rearing,
- regard,
- respect,
- resurrection,
- reverence,
- reverential regard,
- sainting,
- sanctification,
- shining example,
- summit,
- sursum corda,
- the Ascension,
- the Assumption,
- translation,
- tribute,
- ultimate,
- upbuoying,
- upcast,
- upheaval,
- uplift,
- uplifting,
- upping,
- uprearing,
- upthrow,
- upthrust,
- veneration,
- worship