Ăp/o-thē'o-sis, n.

(Synop., § 130), n. [Lat. apotheosis, Gr. ἀποθέωσις, from ἀποθεοῦν, to deify, from ἀπό, from, θεοῦν, to deify; θεός, god.] The act of elevating a mortal to the rank, and placing him among the number, of the gods; deification; consecration. Allots the prince of his celestial line An apotheosis and rights divine. Garth.