apoteose
Portuguese, noun/a.po.teˈɔ.zi/
apoteose is spelled A-P-O-T-E-O-S-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 48,304th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Apoteose is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “apotheosis (deification; becoming a god)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of apoteosar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “deificação”.
What does apoteose mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineapotheosis (deification; becoming a god)
- 2
feminineapotheosis (glorification, exaltation)
- 3
feminineapotheosis (glorified example or ideal)
- 4
feminineapotheosis (best moment or highest point in the development of something)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. deificação; 2. honrarias e adorações dadas a um homem; 3. cena final de uma peça teatral; 4. deslumbrante.
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of apoteose
- apoteoses plural
- a.po.te.o.se canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce apoteose?
- Brazil /a.po.teˈɔ.zi/
- Portugal /ɐ.pu.tɛˈɔ.zɨ/
- Portugal /ɐ.puˈtjɔ.zɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to apoteose
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is apoteose in Portuguese?
apoteose appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).