apotheosis

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /əˌpɑθiˈoʊsɪs/ UK /əˌpɒθiˈəʊsɪs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the highest point of development; elevation to divine status

The final symphony is the apotheosis of the composer's craft.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the highest point of... culmination pinnacle zenith epitome deification glorification

Opposites

nadir

Word family

Derived forms apotheosize

Related forms theosistheismtheology

Etymology

From Greek apotheōsis ('deification'), from apotheoun ('to deify'), from apo- ('change to') + theos ('god').

apotheōsis Ancient Greek theós Ancient Greek

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# apotheosis

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˌpɑθiˈoʊsɪs/
**IPA (UK):** /əˌpɒθiˈəʊsɪs/

## Meanings
1. the highest point of development; elevation to divine status

## Examples
- The final symphony is the apotheosis of the composer's craft.

## Synonyms
- culmination
- pinnacle
- zenith
- epitome
- deification
- glorification

## Antonyms
- nadir

## Derived Forms
- apotheosize

## Related Forms
- theosis
- theism
- theology

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: apotheōsis
- Root: theós

## Etymology
From Greek apotheōsis ('deification'), from apotheoun ('to deify'), from apo- ('change to') + theos ('god').

## AI Etymology
apotheosis comes from Greek apotheōsis ('deification'), from apotheoun ('to deify'), from apo- ('change to') + theos ('god'). Morphologically, the word is transparent as a compound: its parts remain visible in the modern spelling, while the older history of those parts supplies the deeper ancestry. In modern use, the noun sense is "the highest point of development; elevation to divine status", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as theosis, theism, theology and derivatives such as apotheosize, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Ancient Greek apotheōsis, Ancient Greek theós, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

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- General Vocabulary

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