Apotheosis

Etymology
From ἀποθέωσις:, from verb ἀποθεόω: (factitive verb formed from θεός: with intensive prefix ἀπο-:).

Noun

 * 1) The fact or action of becoming a god; deification.
 * 2) Glorification, exaltation; crediting someone with extraordinary power or status.
 * 3) A glorified example or ideal; the apex or pinnacle (of a concept or belief).
 * 4)  The latent entity that mediates between a person's psyche and their thoughts. The id, ego and superego in Freudian Psychology are examples of this.

Related terms

 * apotheosize

Thesaurus
accolade; acme; admiration; adoration; adulation; aggrandizement; appreciation; approbation; approval; ascension; ascent; assumption; awe; beatification; beau ideal; bepraisement; best type; breathless adoration; canonization; congratulation; consideration; courtesy; culmination; cynosure; deference; deification; dignification; duty; ego ideal; elevation; eloge; embodiment; encomium; ennoblement; enshrinement; enthronement; epitome; erection; escalation; esteem; estimation; eulogium; eulogy; exaggerated respect; exaltation; excessive praise; favor; fetishization; flattery; gathering; glorification; glory; great respect; height; hero; hero worship; high regard; homage; hommage; honor; ideal; idolatry; idolization; idolizing; immortalization; kudos; last word; laud; laudation; lifting; lionization; lionizing; magnification; meed of praise; mirror; overpraise; paean; panegyric; paragon; peak; praise; prestige; quintessence; raising; rearing; regard; respect; resurrection; reverence; reverential regard; sainting; sanctification; shining example; summit; sursum corda; the Ascension; the Assumption; translation; tribute; ultimate; upbuoying; upcast; upheaval; uplift; uplifting; upping; uprearing; upthrow; upthrust; veneration; worship