Added 9 October 2026
apotheosis
/əˌpɒθ.iːˈəʊ.sɪs/ noun
Latin root: apotheōsis Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about apotheosis at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal.
- The elevation of a person (as to the status of a god).
Origin
Borrowed from Latin apotheōsis, from Ancient Greek ἀποθέωσις (apothéōsis), from verb ἀποθεόω (apotheóō, “deify”) (factitive verb formed from θεός (theós, “God”) with intensive prefix ἀπο- (apo-)) + -σις (-sis, “forms noun of action”). By surface analysis, apo- + theo- + -sis.
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