| n. | 1. | The act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation. |
| 2. | (Alchem.) The refinement or subtilization of a body, or the increasing of its virtue or principal property. | |
| 3. | (Astrol.) That place of a planet in the zodiac in which it was supposed to exert its strongest influence. | |
| 4. | (Med.) An abnormal sense of personal well-being, power, or importance, - a symptom observed in various forms of insanity. |
| Noun | 1. | exaltation - a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens |
| 2. | exaltation - the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence | |
| 3. | exaltation - a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead) | |
| 4. | exaltation - the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) Synonyms: apotheosis, deification |
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