(a-p?th’?-?’s?s) n.

pl. a·poth·e·o·ses (-s?z’)

1. Exaltation to divine rank or stature; deification.
2. Elevation to a preeminent or transcendent position; glorification: Many observers have tried to attribute Warhol’s current apotheosis to the subversive power of artistic vision” (Michiko Kakutani)
3. An exalted or glorified example: Their leader was the apotheosis of courage.
4. Tony Tommasini reviews Death in Venice twice.