| \uh-poth-ee-OH-sis, ap-uh-THEE-uh-sis\ |
| noun 1. the ideal example; epitome; quintessence: This poem is the apotheosis of lyric expression. 2. the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god. |
| Quotes |
| … his favorite phrase was “see it through”; he considered his novel about Frederick the Great to be the very apotheosis of this command, which he looked upon as the quintessence of the virtue that remains active in spite of suffering. — Thomas Mann (1875–1955), Death in Venice, translated by Stanley Appelbaum, 1995 |
WORD OF THE DAY: apotheosis
Posted on October 19, 2016 ·