exalted

[ ig-zawl-tid ]
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adjective
  1. raised or elevated, as in rank or character; of high station: an exalted personage.

  2. noble or elevated; lofty: an exalted style of writing.

  1. rapturously excited.

Origin of exalted

1
First recorded in 1585–95; exalt + -ed2

Other words for exalted

Other words from exalted

  • ex·alt·ed·ly, adverb
  • ex·alt·ed·ness, noun
  • self-ex·alt·ed, adjective
  • un·ex·alt·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for exalted

exalted

/ (ɪɡˈzɔːltɪd) /


adjective
  1. high or elevated in rank, position, dignity, etc

  2. elevated in character; noble; lofty: an exalted ideal

  1. informal excessively high; inflated: he has an exalted opinion of himself

  2. intensely excited; elated

Derived forms of exalted

  • exaltedly, adverb
  • exaltedness, noun

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