exaltation | ||
1. | [ noun ] a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion | |
Synonyms: | ecstasy rapture raptus transport | |
Examples: | : "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens |
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Related terms: | emotional_state exhilarate | |
2. | [ noun ] (biology,zoology) a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead) | |
Related terms: | flock | |
3. | [ noun ] (astronomy) the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence | |
Related terms: | celestial_point zodiac | |
4. | [ noun ] (religion) the elevation of a person to the status of a god | |
Synonyms: | apotheosis deification | |
Related terms: | worship laud deify | |
Similar spelling: |
exultation exhalation exulting exalting exultingly exultant exultantly |