apotheosised
|a-po-the-o-sised|
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/əˈpɑːθiəsaɪzd/
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/əˈpɒθiəsaɪzd/
(apotheosise)
make into a god; glorify
Etymology
'apotheosise' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'apotheōsis', where the prefix 'apo-' meant 'away/from' and 'theōs' (from 'theos') meant 'god'.
'apotheosise' came into English via Latin and Late Latin 'apotheosis' (from Greek 'apotheōsis'), and through Medieval and Early Modern uses the verb form 'apotheosize/apotheosise' developed into the modern English verb.
Initially it meant 'the act of deification' (i.e. making someone a god), but over time it evolved into the verb sense 'to raise to divine status; to glorify or idealize.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past tense or past participle form of 'apotheosise' (to make someone or something into a god; to glorify or idealize).
Many Victorian writers apotheosised the entrepreneur as a symbol of national progress; in their essays he was apotheosised without reservation.
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Verb 2
to have raised to divine status; to have idealized or glorified someone or something.
The cult leader was apotheosised by his followers to the point that criticism was impossible.
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