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apotheosis

[uh-poth-ee-oh-sis, ap-uh-thee-uh-sis] / əˌpɒθ iˈoʊ sɪs, ˌæp əˈθi ə sɪs /


NOUN
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Mr. Rood tells us, that the plantation model reached “the apotheosis of the form.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Which brings me to what I believe is the modern apotheosis of the genre.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2025

Borglum believed the American political system was the apotheosis of human civilization, and he wanted his sculpture to stand alongside the Parthenon and pyramids as testaments to grand civilizations and cultures.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2025

Cooper impressively mimics Bernstein’s movements in a performance of the apotheosis of Mahler’s Second Symphony at the Ely Cathedral in London, which Bernstein filmed.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2023

Ironically, this disenchantment with Durham’s black elite among poor blacks came just as the former group realized its apotheosis.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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