apotheosis

Noun

  1. model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
  2. the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
  1. the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax his appearance as Hamlet was the apotheosis of his career

the elevation of someone to divine status; deification.

Origin

late 16th century: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek apotheōsis, from apotheoun ‘make a god of’, from apo ‘from’ + theos ‘god’

Wikipedia

Apotheosis (from Ancient Greek ἀποθέωσις (apothéōsis), from ἀποθεόω/ἀποθεῶ (apotheóō/apotheô) 'to deify'), also called divinization or deification (from Latin deificatio 'making divine'), is the glorification of a subject to divine levels and, commonly, the treatment of a human being, any other living thing, or an abstract idea in the likeness of a deity. The term has meanings in theology, where it refers to a belief, and in art, where it refers to a genre.

In theology, apotheosis refers to the idea that an individual has been raised to godlike stature. In art, the term refers to the treatment of any subject (a figure, group, locale, motif, convention or melody) in a particularly grand or exalted manner.

Thesaurus

Noun

  1. his appearance as Hamlet was the apotheosis of his career

Similar Words: culmination climax crowning moment peak pinnacle summit zenith apex acme apogee high point highest point height high water mark

Opposites: nadir