exaltation

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings
US /ˌɛɡzɔlˈteɪʃən/ UK /ˌɛɡzɔːlˈteɪʃən/
noun

Meanings

  1. 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.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a feeling of great joy or... elationrapturejubilationecstasyeuphoriaglorificationelevation
Word family
Related forms exaltexaltedexalter

Etymology

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

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