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Definition of: apotheosis
(ə·poth′ē·ō′sis, ap′ə·thē′ə·sis) noun plural ·ses (-sēz)
1. Exaltation to divine honors; deification.
2. Supreme exaltation of any person, principle, etc., as if to divine honor. [<L < Gk. apotheōsis <apo- from + theos a god]
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