exaltation
exaltation Lexical Profile
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• noun
A feeling or state of extreme happiness, spiritual elevation, or rapturous delight.
"Listening to the choral symphony filled the audience with a profound sense of exaltation."
The action of elevating someone or something in rank, power, or character, or of praising them highly.
"The poet's verses were dedicated to the exaltation of nature and human kindness."
A collective noun for a flock of larks.
"An exaltation of larks rose suddenly from the meadow into the morning sky."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'exaltation' (the act of raising in rank, glorifying, or a feeling of spiritual elevation) with 'exultation' (a feeling of triumphant joy or jubilant celebration over a victory or success).
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English from Old French exaltacion and Late Latin exaltationem ('a lifting up, pride'), a noun of action from the Latin verb exaltare ('to raise high, elevate'), formed from ex- ('out, upward') and altus ('high').