apotheosis
English Thesaurus
1. the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | worship, |
| definition | : | the activity of worshipping (noun.act) |
2. model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | model, role model, |
| definition | : | someone worthy of imitation (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | class act, |
| definition | : | someone who shows impressive and stylish excellence (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | humdinger, |
| definition | : | someone of remarkable excellence (noun.person) |
3. the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | exalt, |
| definition | : | raise in rank, character, or status (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | deify, |
| definition | : | exalt to the position of a God (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | deify, |
| definition | : | consider as a god or godlike (verb.cognition) |
4. model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal (noun.person)
| derivation | : | sainthood, |
| definition | : | the status and dignity of a saint (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | purge, purify, sanctify, |
| definition | : | make pure or free from sin or guilt (verb.change) |
5. the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | exalt, |
| definition | : | raise in rank, character, or status (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | deify, |
| definition | : | exalt to the position of a God (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | deify, |
| definition | : | consider as a god or godlike (verb.cognition) |
6. model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal (noun.person)
| derivation | : | sainthood, |
| definition | : | the status and dignity of a saint (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | purge, purify, sanctify, |
| definition | : | make pure or free from sin or guilt (verb.change) |
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