- ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch - model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
--1 is a kind of model, role model
--1 has particulars:jimdandy, jimhickey, crackerjack; class act; humdinger Derived forms: verb apotheosize1, verb apotheosise1 - deification, exaltation, apotheosis - the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
--2 is a kind of worship