Apotheosis

·noun ·pl Glorification; exaltation.

II. Apotheosis ·noun ·pl The act of elevating a mortal to the rank of, and placing him among, "the gods;" deification.

apotheosis
ăpŏthĕōsis, is, f., = ἀποθέωσις, a deification , Tert. Apol. 34: Apotheosis Christi, title of a p...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.