elation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A feeling of joy and pride.

   She [Chloe Kelly] waited for confirmation of the goal before taking off her shirt and waving it around her head, while being lifted by her team-mates in a moment of pure elation.

2. 2
   noun

   a feeling of joy and pride

3. 3
   noun

   an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism

4. 4
   noun

   An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism.

5. 5
   noun

   A collineation that fixes all points on a line (called its axis) and all lines though a point on the axis (called its center).

Etymology

From Middle English elacioun, from Old French elacion, from Latin ēlātiōnem, accusative singular of ēlātiō (“exaltation, elevation; pride, elation”), from ēlātus, perfect passive participle of efferō (“bring forth or out; raise; exalt”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”).