ăpŏthĕōsis, is, f., = ἀποθέωσις,
a deification , Tert. Apol. 34: Apotheosis Christi, title of a poem of Prudentius; v. Teuffel, Röm. Lit. § 430, 4.
·noun ·pl Glorification; exaltation. II. Apotheosis ·noun ·pl The act of elevating a mortal to the ...
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