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.