[{"word":"apotheosis","phonetic":"/əˌpɒθ.iːˈəʊ.sɪs/","phonetics":[{"text":"/əˌpɒθ.iːˈəʊ.sɪs/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/apotheosis-uk.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68569043","license":{"name":"BY 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"}},{"text":"/əˌpɑː.θiˈoʊ.sɪs/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/apotheosis-us.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3073886","license":{"name":"BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"}}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The fact or action of becoming or making into a god; deification.","synonyms":["deification"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Glorification, exaltation; crediting someone or something with extraordinary power or status.","synonyms":["exaltation","glorification"],"antonyms":[],"example":"The turn of the century saw the apotheosis of digital technology."},{"definition":"A glorified example or ideal; the apex or pinnacle (of a concept or belief).","synonyms":["apex","paragon"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The best moment or highest point in the development of something, for example of a life or career; the apex, culmination, or climax (of a development).","synonyms":["apex","climax","culmination","peak","pinnacle"],"antonyms":[],"example":"The apotheosis of her career was her appointment as chairman."},{"definition":"Release from earthly life, ascension to heaven; death.","synonyms":["death"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The latent entity that mediates between a person's psyche and their thoughts. The id, ego and superego in Freudian Psychology are examples of this.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["apex","climax","culmination","peak","pinnacle","apex","paragon","death","deification","exaltation","glorification"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/apotheosis"]}]