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ex·al·ta·tion

(ĕg′zôl-tā′shən)

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.

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exaltation

(ˌɛɡzɔːlˈteɪʃən)

1. the act of exalting or state of being exalted

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

3. (Zoology) a flock of larks

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ex•al•ta•tion

(ˌɛg zɔlˈteɪ ʃən, ˌɛk sɔl-)

n.

1. the act of exalting.

2. the state of being exalted.

3. elation of mind or feeling, sometimes abnormal or morbid in character; rapture.

4. (in astrology) the sign or part of the zodiac in which the influence of a planet is most positive (opposed to fall).

5. a flight of larks.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin]

syn: See ecstasy.

Exaltation

of larks: a flock of larks—Lydgate.

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Noun	1.	exaltation - a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens ecstasy, rapture, raptus, transport emotional state, spirit - the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose"
	2.	exaltation - the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence celestial point - a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere) zodiac - a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes
	3.	exaltation - a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead) flock - a group of birds
	4.	exaltation - the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) apotheosis, deification worship - the activity of worshipping

exaltation

noun

1. elation, delight, joy, excitement, inspiration, ecstasy, stimulation, bliss, transport, animation, elevation, rapture, exhilaration, jubilation, exultation, joyousness The city was swept up in the mood of exaltation.

2. praise, tribute, worship, acclaim, applause, glory, blessing, homage, reverence, magnification, apotheosis, glorification, acclamation, panegyric, idolization, extolment, lionization, laudation The poem is an exaltation of love.

3. rise, promotion, upgrading, advancement, honour, elevation, eminence, aggrandizement, ennoblement his exaltation to supreme power

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

exaltation

noun

1. The act of raising to a high position or status or the condition of being so raised:

aggrandizement, apotheosis, elevation, ennoblement, glorification.

2. The honoring of a deity, as in worship:

extolment, glorification, laudation, magnification, praise.

3. High spirits:

animation, elatedness, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, inspiration, lift, uplift.

Translations

exaltation

elevamento esaltazione

экзальтация

exaltation

[ˌegzɔːlˈteɪʃən] N → exaltación f, elevación f; (= praise) → ensalzamiento m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

exaltation

[ˌɛgzɔːlˈteɪʃ^ən] n

(= intense happiness) → exultation f

(= high praise) → éloge m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

exaltation

n (= feeling) → Begeisterung f, → Exaltation f (liter)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

exaltation

[ˌɛgzɔːlˈteɪʃən] (frm) n → esaltazione f

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Ye look aloft when ye long for exaltation; and I look downward because I am exalted.

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Rebecca's mood had passed from that of excitement into a sort of exaltation, and when the first bell rang through the corridors announcing that in five minutes the class would proceed in a body to the church for the exercises, she stood motionless and speechless at the window with her hand on her heart.

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Cries in exaltation of the well-known good physician rent the hall.

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