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EXALTATION
deification, exaltation, apotheosis
(noun) the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
exaltation
(noun) a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead)
exaltation
(noun) the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence
ecstasy, rapture, transport, exaltation, raptus
(noun) a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; “listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture”- Charles Dickens
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
exaltation (countable and uncountable, plural exaltations)
The act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation.
The refinement or subtilization of a body, or the increasing of its virtue or principal property.
(astrology) That placement of a planet in the zodiac in which it is deemed to exert its strongest influence.
(rare) The collective noun for larks.
(medicine, archaic) An abnormal sense of personal well-being, power, or importance, observed as a symptom in various forms of insanity.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex`al*ta"tion, n. Etym: [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.)
Definition: The refinement or subtilization of a body, or the increasing of its virtue or principal property.
3. (Astrol.)
Definition: That place of a planet in the zodiac in which it was supposed to exert its strongest influence.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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