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Definition of apotheosis noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    apotheosis

     noun
    noun
    NAmE//əˌpɑθiˈoʊsəs//
     
    (pl. apotheoses
    NAmE//əˌpɑθiˈoʊsiz//
     
    )     [usually singular] (formal)
     
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  1. 1the highest or most perfect development or example of something
  2. 2the best time in someone's life or career
  3. 3a formal statement that a person has become a god the apotheosis of a Roman Emperor
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