apotheosis
apotheosis
[əˌpɒθɪˈəʊsɪs]
(pl. apotheoses -siːz)
[əˌpɒθɪˈəʊsɪs]
(pl. apotheoses -siːz)
- [usu. in sing.]the highest point in the development of something; a culmination or climax
事物发展的顶峰；巅峰；极致；高潮
his appearance as Hamlet was the apotheosis of his career.
扮演哈姆雷特是他事业的巅峰。
■the elevation of someone to divine status
人的神明化
- late 16th cent.: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek apotheōsis, from apotheoun 'make a god of', from apo 'from' + theos 'god'
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