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.