English noun: apotheosis | |||
| 1. | apotheosis (person) model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal | ||
| Synonyms | ideal, nonesuch, nonpareil, nonsuch, paragon, saint | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | model, role model | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | class act, crackerjack, humdinger, jimdandy, jimhickey | ||
| 2. | apotheosis (act) the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) | ||
| Synonyms | deification, exaltation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | worship | ||