exaltation

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˌɛɡzɔlˈteɪʃən/ UK /ˌɛɡzɔːlˈteɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like exhortation /l/ vs /r/

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... elation rapture jubilation ecstasy euphoria glorification elevation

Opposites

depression humiliation debasement despair

Word family

Related forms exalt exaltedexalter

Etymology

From Latin exaltatio ('elevation'), from exaltare ('to raise high, elevate'), from ex- ('out, up') + altus ('high').

exaltatio Latin exaltare Latin altus Latin

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Topics

Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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

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