exaltation C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˌɛɡzɔlˈteɪʃən/ UK /ˌɛɡzɔːlˈteɪʃən/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like exhortation /l/ vs /ɹ/ Meanings 1 noun a feeling of great joy or elation; the act of raising in rank A mood of exaltation swept the crowd at the news. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a feeling of great joy or... elationrapturejubilationecstasyeuphoriaglorificationelevation ↔ Opposites depressionhumiliationdebasementdespair Word family Related forms exaltexaltedexalter Etymology AI details From Latin exaltatio ('elevation'), from exaltare ('to raise high, elevate'), from ex- ('out, up') + altus ('high'). exaltatio Latin exaltare Latin altus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # exaltation **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌɛɡzɔlˈteɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌɛɡzɔːlˈteɪʃən/ ## Meanings 1. a feeling of great joy or elation; the act of raising in rank ## Examples - A mood of exaltation swept the crowd at the news. ## Synonyms - elation - rapture - jubilation - ecstasy - euphoria - glorification - elevation ## Antonyms - depression - humiliation - debasement - despair ## Related Forms - exalt - exalted - exalter ## Roots and Affixes - Root: exaltatio - Root: exaltare - Root: altus ## Etymology From Latin exaltatio ('elevation'), from exaltare ('to raise high, elevate'), from ex- ('out, up') + altus ('high'). ## AI Etymology Exaltation is from Latin exaltatio ('elevation'), from exaltare ('to raise high, elevate'), from ex- ('out, up') + altus ('high'). Important recorded forms include exaltatio (Latin), exaltare (Latin), and altus (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a feeling of great joy or elation; the act of raising in rank. The wider family includes related words such as exalt, exalted, and exalter. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown