Apotheosis



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.神化; 典范
• ［英］ n.神化 ( the act of raising a person to the status of a god; deification) ; 典范 ( a glorified ideal)
• ［记］ apo+theo ( 神) +sis -> 离神不远 -> 神化;
• ［同］ 参考: deify ( 神化) 同根词: theology ( 神学) ; atheism ( 无神论)

Webster Collegiate

noun (plural apotheoses)

• Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek apotheōsis, from apotheoun to deify, from apo- + theos god
• Date: circa 1580
• 1. elevation to divine status ; deification
• 2. the perfect example ; quintessence this is the literary apotheosis of the shaggy dog story — Thomas Sutcliffe
• • apotheosize transitive verb

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