apotheosis

In a sentence.

1. 01

   In the myth, the hero's apotheosis follows his final trial.

2. 02

   The last movement is the apotheosis of the composer's bold style.

Where it came from.

From Latin apotheōsis, borrowed from Greek apothéōsis, an act of making divine. The Greek word is built on theos, ‘god.’

Why it’s interesting.

A word for making a god now also describes the peak of an ordinary art, skill, or idea.