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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Apotheosis \Ap`o*the"o*sis\ ([a^]p`[-o]*th[=e]"[-o]*s[i^]s;
277), n. pl. {Apotheoses} ([a^]p`[-o]*th[=e]"[-o]*s[=e]z).
[L., fr. Gr. 'apoqe`wsis, fr. 'apoqewy^n to deify; 'apo` from
+ qewy^n to deify, qeo`s a god.]
1. The act of elevating a mortal to the rank of, and placing
him among, "the gods;" deification.
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2. Glorification; exaltation. "The apotheosis of chivalry."
--Prescott. "The noisy apotheosis of liberty and
machinery." --F. Harrison.
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