apotheosis

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The fact or action of becoming or making into a god; deification.

   “In Rome itself the official position was clear: the apotheosis of the emperor took place only after his death; this had to be officially recognized by the Senate, and only then did the emperor become a divus with an official cult.”

2. isim Glorification, exaltation; crediting someone or something with extraordinary power or status.

   “The turn of the century saw the apotheosis of digital technology.”

3. isim A glorified example or ideal; the apex or pinnacle (of a concept or belief).

   “In his despair he had nowhere to turn. It is the very apotheosis of the place and the time.”

4. isim 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.”

5. isim Release from earthly life, ascension to heaven; death.

   “Bear thee grimly, demigod! Up from the spray of thy ocean-perishing — straight up, leaps thy apotheosis!”

6. isim The latent entity that mediates between a person's psyche and their thoughts. The id, ego and superego in Freudian Psychology are examples of this.