# exaltation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɛɡ.zɔlˈteɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #54,765

## Definitions
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.
4. Apotheosis; becoming a god in the highest degree of glory after death.
5. The collective noun for larks.
6. An abnormal sense of personal well-being, power, or importance, observed as a symptom in various forms of insanity.

## Etymology
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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/exaltation