CEFR C2

apotheosis

Translation

頂点 / 究極の体現 / 最高の典型

Meaning

Apotheosis means the highest point or most perfect example of something. It is a grand formal word, often used in criticism to call a work the ultimate expression of a style or idea.

Examples

  • その交響曲は彼の作風の頂点と見なされている。
    The symphony is regarded as the apotheosis of his style.
  • 批評家たちは、その建物を現代主義の究極の体現と呼んだ。
    Critics called the building the apotheosis of modernism.