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exaltation

exal·ta·tion

UK/ˌɛɡ.zɔlˈteɪ.ʃən/ uncommon archaic

noun

1.

a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

  • “listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture” Charles Dickens
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2.

the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence

3.

a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead)

4.

the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)

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Origin

From 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.

Phrases

  • Exaltation of the Cross

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