exaltation
The act of exalting or raising highThe act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation.
» Even after a single glass of champagne I have found that the slight mental exaltation is accompanied by a slight obfuscation.
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation.
Erhöhen, Erhöhung
возвеличиваниеvozveličivanije
(countable, uncountable)A feeling of happiness so intense as to be carried away by it; joyful pride bordering on ecstasy, often resulting from acclaim or triumph.
(countable, uncountable)The refinement or subtilization of a body, or the increasing of its virtue or principal property.
(countable, uncountable)That placement of a planet in the zodiac in which it is deemed to exert its strongest influence.
the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence
(Mormonism, countable, uncountable)Apotheosis; becoming a god in the highest degree of glory after death.
(collective, countable, uncommon, uncountable)A flock of doves, larks or skylarks.
a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead)
(archaic, countable, uncountable)An abnormal sense of personal well-being, power, or importance, observed as a symptom in various forms of insanity.
Examples
2 sentencesEven after a single glass of champagne I have found that the slight mental exaltation is accompanied by a slight obfuscation.
In Buddhism, having much emotion is not exaltation.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English exaltacioun, exaltatioun, from Old French exaltacion and Latin exaltātFrom Middle English exaltacioun, exaltatioun, from Old French exaltacion and Latin exaltātiō (“exaltation, elevation”), from exaltō (“raise, elevate, exalt”), from ex (“from, out of”) + altus (“high”). By surface analysis, exalt + -ation.
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Forms
plural: exaltations| Singular | exaltation |
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Synonyms
7 synonyms- the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god):deificationapotheosis
- a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion:ecstasyrapturetransportraptus
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable