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Webster 1913 Edition
Apotheosis
Apˊo-the′o-sis
(ăpˊō̍-thē′ō̍-sĭs; 277)
, Noun.
pl.
Apotheoses
(ăpˊō̍-thē′ō̍-sēz)
. [L., fr. Gr.
ἀποθέωσις
, fr. ἀποθεωῦν
to deify; ἀπό
from + θεωῦν
to deify, θεόσ
a god.] 1.
The act of elevating a mortal to the rank of, and placing him among, “the gods;” deification.
2.
Glorification; exaltation.
“The apotheosis of chivalry.” Prescott.
“The noisy apotheosis of liberty and machinery.” F. Harrison.
Webster 1828 Edition
Apotheosis
APOTHE'OSIS
,Noun.
Deification; consecration; the act of placing a prince or other distinguished person among the heathen deities. This honor was often bestowed on illustrious men in Rome, and followed by the erection of temples, and the institution of sacrifices to the new deity.