apotheosis

mastery
UK /əˌpɒθ.iːˈəʊ.sɪs/ US /əˌpɑ.θiˈoʊ.sɪs/noun

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Which word is closest in meaning to 'apotheosis' in this sentence?

In his despair he had nowhere to turn. It is the very apotheosis of the place and the time.