exaltation
noun/ˌeɡzɔːlˈteɪʃn/
/ˌeɡzɔːlˈteɪʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)- a feeling of very great joy or happiness
- a moment of extreme joy and exaltation
- an act of raising something/somebody to a high position or rank
- the exaltation of emotion above logical reasoning
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘the action of raising high’): from late Latin exaltatio(n-), from Latin exaltare ‘raise aloft’, from ex- ‘out, upward’ + altus ‘high’.
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