Apotheosised

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To elevate a person to divine status, treating them as gods or exalted beings, while also promoting them through admiration and respect To glorify an individual's qualities or achievements, idealizing them as if they were of a godly nature To regard someone with utmost reverence, portraying them in a way that suggests they possess divine attributes and high honor
2. To raise someone to the level of a deity, often by attributing godlike qualities to them
3. To treat a person as an exalted figure worthy of great admiration and reverence

Etymology: "Apotheosised" is the past form of "apotheosise," so the history lies in the verb itself. That verb is built from Greek "apotheoun," meaning "to deify," formed from "apo" ("away from") and "theos" ("god"). Its sense of raising a mortal to godlike status came into English through the Latin-based "apotheosis," which had carried that meaning into European languages from Greek. The verb then grew into the figurative sense familiar today: lifting someone far above ordinary people in admiration, sometimes with the same reverent intensity once reserved for gods.

Synonyms: deified, exalted, glorified