apotheosis apotheosis /əˌpɒθ.iˈəʊ.sɪs/ aep /-ˌpɑː.θiˈoʊ-/ noun [C usually singular] (PLURAL apotheoses /-siːz/ ) FORMAL
1 F0 the best or most extreme example of something: » Most people agree that her acting career achieved its apotheosis in this movie.» Bad taste in clothes reached its apotheosis in the 1970s.Thesaurus+: ↑Samples and examplesthe apotheosis of sb2 F0 the act of making someone into a god: » the apotheosis of the Emperor TrajanThesaurus+: ↑God and gods |