exaltation
/ˌɛɡ.zɔlˈteɪ.ʃən/noun
exaltation is spelled E-X-A-L-T-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, exaltation means “The act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of exaltation is exaltations.
How many letters and syllables are in exaltation?
| Letters | 10: E-X-A-L-T-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,808th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is exaltation?
Exaltation appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce exaltation?
- /ˌɛɡ.zɔlˈteɪ.ʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-exaltation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of exaltation
- exaltations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does exaltation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation.
- 2
A feeling of happiness so intense as to be carried away by it; joyful pride bordering on ecstasy, often resulting from acclaim or triumph.
- 3
The refinement or subtilization of a body, or the increasing of its virtue or principal property.
- 4
That placement of a planet in the zodiac in which it is deemed to exert its strongest influence.
- 5
Apotheosis; becoming a god in the highest degree of glory after death.
- 6
A flock of doves, larks or skylarks.
- 7
archaicAn abnormal sense of personal well-being, power, or importance, observed as a symptom in various forms of insanity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Exaltation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act of exalting or raising high:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does exaltation come from?
From Middle English exaltacioun, exaltatioun, from Old French exaltacion and Latin exaltātiō (“exaltation, elevation”), from exaltō (“raise, elevate, exalt”), from ex (“from, out of”) + altus (“high”). By surface analysis, exalt + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).