exaltation
the act of exalting.
the state of being exalted.
elation of mind or feeling, sometimes abnormal or morbid in character; rapture: mystical exaltation; euphoric exaltation.
Chiefly British. a flight of larks.
Astrology. the sign of the zodiac in which the most positive influence of a planet is expressed (opposed to fall def. 51).
Chemistry. (formerly) the process of subliming.
Origin of exaltation
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Other words for exaltation
Other words from exaltation
- hy·per·ex·al·ta·tion, noun
- self-ex·al·ta·tion, noun
- su·per·ex·al·ta·tion, noun
Words Nearby exaltation
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How to use exaltation in a sentence
Rather than freeze a particular moment, Worrell seeks to capture the exaltation such an instant can spark.
In the galleries: Building on an artwork expressed via different media | Mark Jenkins | April 23, 2021 | Washington PostLet’s call it a sigh of relief building to a cheer of exaltation.
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This exaltation of suffering may be difficult for many non-Catholics to understand.
What made more sense than to sing a niggun, a tune of longing and exaltation?
Many people think of religion in personal terms, of the solace or insight or exaltation it can provide.
One old woman, called Judy, came near having the power, as they call a kind of fit of spiritual exaltation.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesThe sight of her aroused in me feelings which bore, I think, a close resemblance to religious exaltation.
Marguerite | Anatole FranceShe was now in Gemini, and therefore halfway from her exaltation to her depression.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerBut to Charity, in the reaction from her mood of passionate exaltation, there was something disquieting in his silence.
Summer | Edith WhartonYet these pains in her body, this alternate exaltation and depression, this pitiful weakness!
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete | Gilbert Parker
British Dictionary definitions for exaltation
/ (ˌɛɡzɔːlˈteɪʃən) /
the act of exalting or state of being exalted
a feeling of intense well-being or exhilaration; elation; rapture
a flock of larks
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