apotheosis.

1. The highest expression or ideal embodiment of something.

2. The treatment or elevation of a person as divine.

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Words that belong together

• apotheosis of a style
• reach an apotheosis

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The palace was presented as the apotheosis of imperial grandeur.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Singular apotheosis; plural apotheoses. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, atmosphere, interpretation. Commonness: uncommon.