apothéose

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See also: apotheose, Apotheose, and apothéosé

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.pɔ.te.oz/
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Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin apotheōsis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀποθέωσις (apothéōsis).

Noun

apothéose f (plural apothéoses)

  1. apotheosis
    Synonym: déification
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

apothéose

  1. inflection of apothéoser:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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