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   exaltation

   /ˌɛɡzɔːlˈteɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a feeling or state of extreme happiness: "she was in a frenzy of exaltation and terror" Similar elationexultationjoyjoyfulnessjoyousnessraptureecstasyblisshappinessdelightgladnessgleeexuberanceexhilarationexcitementtransportsOpposite sadness
   • 2. the action of elevating someone in rank or power: "the exaltation of Jesus to the Father's right hand" Similar elevationraisingrisepromotionadvancementupgradingennoblementaggrandizementOpposite lowering
   • 3. the action of praising someone or something highly: "the exaltation of the army as a place for brotherhood" Similar praisepraisingextolmentacclamationgloryglorificationglorifyingreverencereveringvenerationveneratingworshipworshippinghero-worshiphero-worshippingadorationidolizationidolizinglionizationlionizingdeificationdeifyinghomagetributehigh regardhigh esteemrare:laudationlaudingmagnificationmagnifyingOpposite disparagement
   • 4. a flock of larks: rare "what a sound an exaltation of larks must make"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘the action of raising high’): from late Latin exaltatio(n-), from Latin exaltare ‘raise aloft’ (see exalt).

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