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exaltation

[eg-zawl-tey-shuhn, ek-sawl-]

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: euphoric exaltation.

    mystical exaltation;

    euphoric exaltation.

    Synonyms: , ,
  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 (fall ).

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



exaltation

/ ˌɛɡɔːˈٱɪʃə /

noun

  1. the act of exalting or state of being exalted

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

  3. a flock of larks

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • hyperexaltation noun
  • self-exaltation noun
  • superexaltation noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of exaltation1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English exaltacioun, from Latin 油پō- (stem of 油پō ). See exalt, -ation
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Synonym Study

See ecstasy.
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“It was a feeling of exaltation. Artistic beauty. It was everything.”

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Yet the collective spirit of the event — an exaltation of the feminine in its many expressions — felt authentic to Uchis’ work as an artist.

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Philosophical concepts used to address these topics have been implicitly determined by the colonizer through the exaltation of certain thinkers and the obscuring of others.

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But Timur’s live performance added another otherworldly level of exaltation for which neither film nor deafening amplification can enhance.

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It was a sigh of relief, a flurry of exaltation and a potential postseason statement, wrapped up into one potentially momentum-turning victory.

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