apothéose

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

• apothéoser
• apothéotique

Etymology 2

Verb

apothéose

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

Further reading

• “apothéose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.