[apo.the.o.sis] n, pl -o.ses [LL, fr. Gk apotheosis, fr. apotheoun to deify, fr. apo- + theos god] (ca. 1580) 1: elevation to divine status: deification
2: the perfect example: quintessence "this is the literary ~ of the shaggy dog story --Thomas Sutcliffe" -- apo.the.o.size vt