apoteoza
Polish
noun
Definitions
- (often figurative) The fact or action of becoming or making into a god; deification, apotheosis.
- glorification, crediting someone or something with extraordinary power or status.
- A formal, ceremonial laudatory piece.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin apotheōsis derived from Ancient Greek ἀποθέωσις.
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἀποθέωσις
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- apotheosis English
- apotheosis Latin
- apotheōsis Latin
- Apotheose German
- apoteosi Italian
- apotheose Dutch, Flemish
- apothéose French
- апофеоз Russian
- apoteosis Spanish, Castilian
- ἀποθέωσις Ancient Greek
- ἀποθεόω Ancient Greek
- apoteose Portuguese
- apoteose Galician