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ex·al·ta·tion       [eg-zawl-tey-shuhn, ek-sawl-] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the act of exalting.
2.the state of being exalted.
3.elation of mind or feeling, sometimes abnormal or morbid in character; rapture: mystical exaltation; euphoric exaltation.
4.Chiefly British. a flight of larks.
5.Astrology. the sign of the zodiac in which the most positive influence of a planet is expressed (opposed to fall).
6.Chemistry. (formerly) the process of subliming.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME exaltacioun < L exaltātiōn- (s. of exaltātiō). See exalt, -ation]

—Synonyms 3. exultation, transport, euphoria. See ecstasy.
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ex·al·ta·tion       (ěg'zôl-tā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The act of exalting or the condition of being exalted.
  2. A state or feeling of intense, often excessive exhilaration or well-being.
  3. A flight of larks. See Synonyms at flock1.

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exaltation

noun
1. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens [syn: ecstasy] 
2. the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence 
3. a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead) 
4. the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) [syn: deification] 

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Exaltation

Ex`al*ta"tion\, n. [L. exaltatio: cf. F. exaltation.]

1. The act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation.

Wondering at my flight, and change To this high exaltation. --Milton.

2. (Alchem.) The refinement or subtilization of a body, or the increasing of its virtue or principal property.

3. (Astrol.) That place of a planet in the zodiac in which it was supposed to exert its strongest influence.

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Exaltation

Ex`al*ta"tion\, n. (Med.) An abnormal sense of personal well-being, power, or importance, -- a symptom observed in various forms of insanity.

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