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apotheosis
Synonyms and Antonyms of apotheosis
the most perfect type or example the apotheosis of the picaresque novel Synonyms acme, quintessence, beau ideal, byword, classic, epitome, exemplar, ideal, perfectionRelated Words archetype, model, prototype; paradigm, standard; nonpareil, paragon; abstract, avatar, embodier, embodiment, incarnation, incorporation, manifestation, personification; height, last word, meridian, ultimate, zenith; benchmark, criterion, touchstone, yardstick
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