Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

apotheosis

[uh-poth-ee-oh-sis, ap-uh-thee-uh-sis] / əˌpɒθ iˈoʊ sɪs, ˌæp əˈθi ə sɪs /


NOUN
the ideal example
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Go the Capitol rotunda and look up at the dome, where Constantino Brumidi’s fresco The Apotheosis of Washington, painted during the Civil War, shows Washington in heaven, flanked by goddesses.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

The museum said the leak - from a heating pipe - was stopped shortly after midnight and the only painting damaged was Charles Meynier's The Apotheosis of Poussin, Le Sueur and Le Brun.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Safely inaccessible was “The Apotheosis of Washington,” a fresco on the Rotunda ceiling that shows the nation’s first president flanked by Liberty, Victory, Science, War and other allegorical figures.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2021

So was the Apotheosis of Democracy pediment over the entrance to the House of Representatives on the U.S.

From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2015

While the fine courage, fortitude and sweetness wherewith the soul of woman fares forth naturally upon her Great Adventure, to meet this the Apotheosis of human pain, prove and still further enhance her nobility.

From Feminism and Sex-Extinction by Kenealy, Arabella




Vocabulary lists containing apotheosis


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "apotheosis" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com