apotheosis

noun6

1. •
   The fact or action of becoming or making into a god; deification.

   • As a former mortal who underwent apotheosis, Hercules was important to the emperors. — 2002
2. •
   A glorified example or ideal; the apex or pinnacle (of a concept or belief).

   • In his despair he had nowhere to turn. It is the very apotheosis of the place and the time. — 1925
3. •
   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).

   • The apotheosis of her career was her appointment as chairman.
4. •
   Glorification, exaltation; crediting someone or something with extraordinary power or status.

   • The turn of the century saw the apotheosis of digital technology.
5. •
   Release from earthly life, ascension to heaven; death.

   • Bear thee grimly, demigod! Up from the spray of thy ocean-perishing — straight up, leaps thy apotheosis! — 1851
6. •
   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.