Apotheosis

usgb/əˌpɑːθiˈəʊsɪs/
noun

A person or thing's highest point of development or achievement.

Winning the international competition was the apotheosis of her athletic career.
Visual representation of "apotheosis" - A person or thing's highest point of development or achievement.

Often appears as...

  • achieve apotheosis
  • apotheosis of wisdom

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Career Highlight

Use 'apotheosis' to describe the peak achievement in someone's professional life.

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Becoming CEO was the apotheosis of his business aspirations.
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Positive Contexts

'Apotheosis' usually appears in positive contexts, referring to something highly admirable.

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Her performance was the apotheosis of ballet dancing.
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Nonhuman Subjects

Apotheosis can also apply to objects, ideas, or events reaching their highest form.

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The invention was an apotheosis of modern engineering.
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