Synonyms for apotheosis
Most common
pinnacle acme culmination climax deification exaltation ideal
Definitions
- n. 1
The fact or action of becoming or making into a god; deification.
- n. 2
The best moment or highest point in the development of something, for example of a life or career; the apex, culmination, or climax (of a development).
The apotheosis of her career was her appointment as chairman.
- n. 3
Glorification, exaltation; crediting someone or something with extraordinary power or status.
The turn of the century saw the apotheosis of digital technology.
Related words
- Word family
- apotheosize
Forms
- Plural
- apotheoses → pinnacles, acmes, culminations, climaxes…
Example sentences
- climax The audience sobbed throughout the climax of the movie.
- pinnacle Australia is a pinnacle of social progress.
- culmination This project is the culmination of a lifetime of work.
- acme Actually his work has reached the acme of perfection.
- exaltation In Buddhism, having much emotion is not exaltation.
- deification The urge to worship something could be described as a deification syndrome.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| apotheosis | rising | |
| climax | steady | |
| pinnacle | rising | |
| culmination | steady | |
| acme | steady | |
| exaltation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- peak1, apex2, acme2
- 5 letters
- death1, ideal2, saint1
- 6 letters
- height1, climax2
- 7 letters
- worship2, paragon3
- 8 letters
- pinnacle3, nonesuch2, theogony
- 9 letters
- elevation4, nonpareil
- 10 letters
- exaltation
- 11 letters
- culmination4, deification5, theogenesis
- 13 letters
- glorification5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (apex2 = 2 syllables).