Today’s Words That Work: Apotheosis
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Apotheosis (uh-poth-ee-OH-sis) — from the Greek for “to deify” — is the elevation of a person to the status of a god.
Example (as used in The New Yorker): “[In her recent show at Radio City Music Hall, Lady Gaga] served up dollops of self-help, offering her own apotheosis as an inspirational parable for her fans. ‘Don’t ever let anyone tell you you can’t be anything you want to be,’ she said.”
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