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1 Apotheosis -- rank: 1000

Apotheosis definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary APOTHE'OSIS, n. [Gr. of ... kind; one having no equal [syn: ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch] 2: the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) [syn: deification, exaltation, apotheosis] Merriam Webster's noun (plural apotheoses) Etymology: Late Latin, from ... deification 2. the perfect example ; quintessence < this is the literary apotheosis of the shaggy dog story — Thomas Sutcliffe > • apotheosize transitive verb ... deification. 2 a glorification of a thing; a sublime example (apotheosis of the dance). 3 a deified ideal. Etymology: eccl.L ... god of (as APO-, theos god) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Apotheosis Ap`o*the"o*sis (?; 277), n. pl. Apotheoses. [ ...

2 Deification -- rank: 476

... as to the status of a god) [syn: deification, exaltation, apotheosis] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 14th century the act or ... See Deify.] The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis; excessive praise. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary If you talk about ... usu with supp Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. Apotheosis, deifying. Moby Thesaurus accolade, admiration, adoration, adulation, aggrandizement, apotheosis, appreciation, approbation, approval, ascent, assumption, awe, beatification, bepraisement, breathless adoration ...

3 Apotheoses -- rank: 410

Apotheoses definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Apotheosis Ap`o*the"o*sis (?; 277), n. pl. Apotheoses. [L ... placing him among, ``the gods;'' deification. 2. Glorification; exaltation. ``The apotheosis of chivalry.'' --Prescott. ``The noisy apotheosis of liberty and machinery.'' --F. Harrison.

4 Exaltation -- rank: 324

... as to the status of a god) [syn: deification, exaltation, apotheosis] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 14th century 1. an act ... dignity, grandeur. Moby Thesaurus accolade, adulation, advance, advancement, aggrandizement, altitude, apotheosis, ascent, assumption, beatification, beatitude, bepraisement, bewitchment, bigheartedness, bigness, blessedness, blessing ...

5 Ideal -- rank: 324

... kind; one having no equal [syn: ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch] Merriam Webster's I. adjective Etymology: Middle English ... Platonic form, Platonic idea, Utopian, absolute, abstract, academic, acme, ambition, apotheosis, apprehension, archetypal, archetype, archetypical, armchair, aspiration, assumption, autism, autistic thinking ...

6 Paragon -- rank: 324

... kind; one having no equal [syn: ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch] Merriam Webster's I. noun Etymology: Middle French ... married. Moby Thesaurus A per se, Miss America, ace, acme, apotheosis, archetype, assimilate, bathing beauty, beau ideal, beaut, beauty, beauty contest ...

7 Regard -- rank: 205

... an in, angle, angle of vision, animadvert, answer to, anticipation, apotheosis, apotheosize, appertain to, applicability, application, apply to, appositeness, appreciate, appreciation ...

8 Rearing -- rank: 205

... See the Note under Raise, 3 (c) . Moby Thesaurus anabatic, apotheosis, apprenticeship, ascendant, ascending, ascensional, ascensive, ascent, assumption, basic training, beatification ...

9 Raising -- rank: 205

... raising. [U.S.] Moby Thesaurus addition, adjunct, aggrandizement, ampliation, amplification, apotheosis, apprenticeship, architecture, ascent, assembly, assumption, augmentation, barmy, basic training, beatification ...

10 prestige -- rank: 205

... Jaguar. = luxury ADJ: ADJ n Moby Thesaurus accomplishment, admiration, adoration, apotheosis, appreciation, approbation, approval, ascendancy, authority, awe, breathless adoration, cachet, celebrity ...

11 Praise -- rank: 205

... Thesaurus acclaim, acclamation, accolade, acknowledgment, adoration, adore, adulate, adulation, aggrandize, apotheosis, apotheosize, applaud, applause, approbation, approval, approve, belaud, benediction, bepraise, bepraisement ...

12 Panegyric -- rank: 205

... eulogistic, eulogistical, commendatory, laudatory. Moby Thesaurus acclamatory, accolade, admiring, adulation, apotheosis, appreciative, approbatory, bepraisement, commendatory, complimentary, congratulation, deification, eloge, encomiastic, encomium ...

13 Paean -- rank: 205

... Vedic hymn, accolade, acknowledgment, adulation, alleluia, answer, anthem, antiphon, antiphony, apotheosis, applause, benediction, bepraisement, cantata, canticle, chant, cheer, chorale, chorus of ...

14 Laud -- rank: 205

... admire, adore, adulate, adulation, advance, alleluia, answer, anthem, antiphon, antiphony, apotheosis, apotheosize, belaud, bepraise, bepraisement, bless, bless the Lord, blow up ...

15 kudos -- rank: 205

... way it treats guests. Moby Thesaurus acclaim, acclamation, accolade, adulation, apotheosis, applause, award, badge, bays, bepraisement, celebrity, character, citation, congratulation, decoration ...