Apotheosis

/ɐpˌɒθiːˈə‍ʊsɪs/

/əˌpɑθiˈoʊsəs/

[noun]

Apotheosis

[NOUN]

the act of elevating a person's rank to that of a god

synonyms : deification

exaltation

*** the highest point in the development of something; a culmination or climax

synonyms : ideal

Examples

1. In the summer of 1911, the notions of a royally-patronized Shakespearean theatre, of an embodied Shakespearean theatre, and of the association between Shakespeare and authentic Elizabethan dancing all had their apotheosis at once.

2. And apotheosis tends to be that sort of last great moment of transcendence before the rebirth.

3. So to me, the apotheosis of exercise is the treadmill.

4. There's no apotheosis in the Bible.