apotheosis

Plural: apotheoses

Noun

• model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
• the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
• The fact or action of becoming or making into a god; deification.
• Glorification, exaltation; crediting someone or something with extraordinary power or status.
• A glorified example or ideal; the apex or pinnacle (of a concept or belief).
• The best moment or highest point in the development of something, for example of a life or career; the apex, culmination, or climax (of a development).
• Release from earthly life, ascension to heaven; death.
• The latent entity that mediates between a person's psyche and their thoughts. The id, ego and superego in Freudian Psychology are examples of this.

Examples

• The apotheosis of her career was her appointment as chairman.
• The turn of the century saw the apotheosis of digital technology.

Synonyms

deification, exaltation, ideal, nonesuch, nonpareil, nonsuch, paragon, saint, apex, climax, culmination, death, glorification, peak, pinnacle