Meaning of EXALTATION
| Pronunciation: | | `egzol'teyshun
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- [n] the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
- [n] a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead)
- [n] the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence
- [n] a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens
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| | Synonyms: | | apotheosis, deification, ecstasy, rapture, raptus, transport |
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| | See Also: | | celestial point, emotional state, flock, spirit, worship, zodiac | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
\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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