Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Apotheosis \Ap`o*the"o*sis\ (?; 277), n. pl. {Apotheoses}. [L.,
   fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to deify; ? from + ? to deify, ? a god.]
   1. The act of elevating a mortal to the rank of, and placing
      him among, ``the gods;'' deification.

   2. Glorification; exaltation. ``The apotheosis of chivalry.''
      --Prescott. ``The noisy apotheosis of liberty and
      machinery.'' --F. Harrison.

Source : WordNet®

apotheosis
     n 1: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no
          equal [syn: {ideal}, {paragon}, {nonpareil}, {saint}, {nonesuch},
           {nonsuch}]
     2: the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) [syn:
        {deification}, {exaltation}]
     [also: {apotheoses} (pl)]