noun
exaltation
Exaltation (noun) means the act of praising someone highly, or the state of being raised up in rank.
noun
1
The act of praising someone highly, or the state of being raised up in rank.
2
A feeling of intense joy and pride, often after a success or a triumph.
3
The purifying or refining of a substance, or an increase in its virtue or main property.
4
That placement of a planet in the zodiac in which it is deemed to exert its strongest influence.
"He often stood there in a muse until dusk fell, and then darkness, while once in a while the moon, ‘in her exaltation’ as the astrologers say, rose to remind him that such worldly musings meant nothing to the hostile universe without."
— Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet) (1978)
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Etymology
Came into English via Middle English exaltacioun, exaltatioun, from Old French exaltacion and Latin exaltātiō (“exaltation, elevation”), from exaltō (“raise, elevate, exalt”), formed from ex (“from, out of”) and altus (“high”). By surface analysis, it breaks down as exalt + -ation.
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Rhymes for exaltation
region
ablation
allusion
emulsion
ideation
novation
diffusion
elocution
extension
oxidation
perfusion
selection
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of exaltation?
"exaltation" (noun) means the act of praising someone highly, or the state of being raised up in rank.
What is another word for exaltation?
Other words for "exaltation" include ecstasy, transport, rapture, deification, raptus, apotheosis.
What is the opposite of exaltation?
Opposites of "exaltation" include abasement, humiliation, depression.
What are the different meanings of exaltation?
"exaltation" has 3 main meanings: 1. The act of praising someone highly, or the state of being raised up in rank; 2. A feeling of intense joy and pride, often after a success or a triumph; 3. The purifying or refining of a substance, or an increase in its virtue or main property.
