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Definition of APOTHEOSIS

Apotheosis
Apotheosis Ap`o*the"o*sis (?; 277), n. pl. Apotheoses. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to deify; ? from + ? to deify, ? a god.] 1. The act of elevating a mortal to the rank of, and placing him among, ``the gods;' deification. 2. Glorification; exaltation. ``The apotheosis of chivalry.' --Prescott. ``The noisy apotheosis of liberty and machinery.' --F. Harrison.

Meaning of APOTHEOSIS from wikipedia

- Apotheosis (from Ancient Gr**** ἀποθέωσις (apothéōsis), from ἀποθεόω/ἀποθεῶ (apotheóō/apotheô) 'to deify'), also called divinization or deification (from...
- The Apotheosis of Washington is the fresco painted by Gr****-Italian artist Constantino Brumidi in 1865 and visible through the oculus of the dome in the...
- The Apotheosis of War is a mid 19th century painting by Russian war artist Vasily Vereshchagin. Following his completion of the painting, Vereshchagin...
- of goddesses List of people who have been considered deities; see also Apotheosis, Imperial cult and Sacred king Names of God, names of deities of monotheistic...
- The Apotheosis of Homer is a common classical and neo-classical art scene showing the poet apotheosis of Homer. The Apotheosis of Homer may also refer...
- Apotheosis of Democracy is a public artwork by American sculptor Paul Wayland Bartlett, located on the United States Capitol House of Representatives portico's...
- Apotheosis is a 1970 film directed by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. The film depicts a 17-minute-long journey on a balloon as it ascends and finally rises...
- The Apotheosis of Homer is a common scene in classical and neo-classical art, showing the poet Homer's apotheosis or elevation to divine status. Homer...
- The Apotheosis of Homer is a grand 1827 painting by the French Neoclassical artist Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, now exhibited at the Louvre as INV 5417...
- thwarting a power-crazed sorcerer intent on achieving global tyranny through Apotheosis – becoming a god. Again the series examines the concept of an individual's...