Monday, August 4, 2008

APOTHEOSIS

deification, glorification to godliness, an exalted example, a model of excellence or perfection of a kind

the elevation of a person (as to the status of a God).

SYN - ideal, paragon, saint

"One would be wrong to think that Nietzsche was hoping for some sort of apotheosis, this would mean that he cared about what others thought, that he longed to be revered by fellow humans. The success he had hoped for was an overcoming of one's self. You are the only audience required."

"It was because of his absolutely unamenable attitude and consistent action aligned with the virtues of the rebel movement that Greg had established himself as an apotheosis for these revolutionaries.

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