LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

apotheōsis

apotheōsis f (genitive apotheōsis)
Classical[a.pɔ.tʰeˈoː.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[a.po.teˈɔː.s̬is]

Meaning

  1. apotheosis, deification

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeapotheōsisapotheōsēs
genitiveapotheōsisapotheōsium
dativeapotheōsīapotheōsibus
accusativeapotheōsemapotheōsēs
apotheōsīs
ablativeapotheōseapotheōsibus
vocativeapotheōsisapotheōsēs

ăpŏthĕōsis, is, f., = ἀποθέωσις,
I. a deification, Tert. Apol. 34: Apotheosis Christi, title of a poem of Prudentius; v. Teuffel, Rom. Lit. § 430, 4.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀποθέωσις (apothéōsis), from verb ἀποθεόω (apotheóō, “deify”) (factitive verb formed from θεός (theós, “God”) with intensive prefix ἀπο- (apo-)).

Descendants
  • Catalanapoteosi
  • Englishapotheosis
  • Frenchapothéose
  • Italianapoteosi
  • Occitanapoteòsi
  • Portugueseapoteose
  • Romanianapoteoză
  • Spanishapoteosis
  • Galicianapoteose

In English words that came into English from apotheōsis

  • apotheosisapotheōsis

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesApotheosisApotheosis (ἀποθέωσις, consecratio), the enrolment of a man amongst the gods. While among the free Greeks and Romans all the dead were regarded as bec…

Quick answers

What does apotheōsis mean in Latin?
apotheōsis, a noun, means “apotheosis, deification”.
What is the genitive of apotheōsis?
The genitive singular is apotheōsis. apotheōsis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce apotheōsis?
In classical Latin, [a.pɔ.tʰeˈoː.sɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.po.teˈɔː.s̬is].