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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary apo·the·o·sis \\ə-ˌpä-thē-ˈō-səs, ˌa-pə-ˈthē-ə-səs\\ noun ( plural apo·the·o·ses \\-ˌsēz\\) ETYMOLOGY Late Latin, from Greek apotheōsis, from apotheoun to deify, from apo- + theos god
DATE circa 1580
1. elevation to divine status : deification 2. the perfect example : quintessence this is the literary apotheosis of the shaggy dog story — Thomas Sutcliffe• apo·the·o·size \\ˌa-pə-ˈthē-ə-ˌsīz, ə-ˈpä-thē-ə-\\ transitive verb
apotheosis
1600s, from L.L. apotheosis "deification," from Gk. apotheosis, from apotheoun "deify, make (someone) a god," from apo- special use of this prefix, meaning, here, "change" + theos "god" (see Thea). Verb apotheosize is attested from 1760.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 apotheosis
apothe·osis / E7pCWi5Eusis; NAmE E7pB:Wi5ou- / noun[usually sing.] (pl. apothe·oses / -si:z / ) (formal)
1. the highest or most perfect development of sth
鼎盛时期；发展顶峰；完美阶段
2. the best time in sb's life or career
(人生或事业的)巅峰
3. a formal statement that a person has become a god
(指人)册封为神,尊奉为神,神化:
the apotheosis of a Roman Emperor
册封罗马皇帝为神
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged apoth·e·o·sis\əˌpäthēˈōsə̇s, ˌapəˈthēəs- also (ˌ)aˌpäthēˈōs- sometimes ˌapəthēˈōs-\ noun( plural apotheo·ses \-ˌsēz\) Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek apotheōsis, from apotheoun to deify (from apo- + theos god) + -sis — more at theism 1. : the elevation of a human to the rank of a god : the raising of a person or thing to divine status : deification 2. : the culmination or highest development of a thing : the ultimate, quintessential, or final form < she is the apotheosis of womanhood > < the apotheosis of brute force and vulgarity >3. a. : the exaltation of a person or a thing to a final state of triumph or glory b. : the ascension of a person or a thing from earthly existence to heavenly glory
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