exaltation

[ eg-zawl-tey-shuhn, ek-sawl- ]
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noun
  1. the act of exalting.

  2. the state of being exalted.

  1. elation of mind or feeling, sometimes abnormal or morbid in character; rapture: mystical exaltation; euphoric exaltation.

  2. Chiefly British. a flight of larks.

  3. Astrology. the sign of the zodiac in which the most positive influence of a planet is expressed (opposed to fall def. 51).

  4. Chemistry. (formerly) the process of subliming.

Origin of exaltation

1
First recorded in1350–1400; Middle English exaltacioun, from Latin exaltātiōn- (stem of exaltātiō ). See exalt, -ation

synonym study For exaltation

3. See ecstasy.

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

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How to use exaltation in a sentence

  • Many people think of religion in personal terms, of the solace or insight or exaltation it can provide.

    The Real Reason for Christmas | Nicholas Wade | December 14, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • One old woman, called Judy, came near having the power, as they call a kind of fit of spiritual exaltation.

    The Cromptons | Mary J. Holmes
  • The sight of her aroused in me feelings which bore, I think, a close resemblance to religious exaltation.

    Marguerite | Anatole France
  • She was now in Gemini, and therefore halfway from her exaltation to her depression.

  • But to Charity, in the reaction from her mood of passionate exaltation, there was something disquieting in his silence.

    Summer | Edith Wharton
  • Yet these pains in her body, this alternate exaltation and depression, this pitiful weakness!

British Dictionary definitions for exaltation

exaltation

/ (ˌɛɡzɔːlˈteɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the act of exalting or state of being exalted

  2. a feeling of intense well-being or exhilaration; elation; rapture

  1. a flock of larks

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