Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun apotheosis

2 senses of apotheosis

Sense 1
ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch -- (model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal)
       => model, role model -- (someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model")

Sense 2
deification, exaltation, apotheosis -- (the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god))
       => worship -- (the activity of worshipping)