exaltation

1 a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens [syn: ecstasy, rapture, transport, raptus]

2 the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence

3 a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead)

4 the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) [syn: deification, apotheosis]

English

Etymology

From Latin exaltatio

Pronunciation

• Rhymes with: -eɪʃǝn

Noun

1. The act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation.
2. The refinement or subtilization of a body, or the increasing of its virtue or principal property.
3. That placement of a planet in the zodiac in which it is deemed to exert its strongest influence.

Exalt is a word which means to praise, glorify, honor, intensify, or heighten. It is most often used in religious contexts.

Exalt and the related term exaltation may refer to:

• Exaltation (Mormonism), a state of being divine or close to God. It also has a broader non-Latter-Day Saints theological meaning of "trance".
• Feast of the Cross, or "Exaltation of the Cross", an Orthodox Christian holiday
• Exaltation (astrology), the second strongest essential dignity of a planet
• The Exalter (Islam), one of the 99 names of Allah, God in Islam.

Other meanings

• Exalted is a role-playing game produced by White Wolf.
• Exalt is a NetworkManager for the Enlightenment DR17 desktop shell.
• "Exalted" is the highest reputation rank in the MMORPG World of Warcraft.
• "Exaltation" is used to describe a feeling that accommodates LSD drugs (Porcupine Tree - Voyage 34 - Part 1).

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