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exaltation

N การ ยกย่อง ทำให้ สูง ขึ้น  ความ ปราบ ปลื้ม ดีใจ  eminence promotion

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXALTATION

n.The act of raising high. 1. Elevation to power, office, rank, dignity or excellence.
2. Elevated state; state of greatness or dignity.
I wondered at my flight, and change
To this high exaltation.
3. In pharmacy, the refinement or subtilization of bodies or their qualities and virtues, or the increase of their strength.
4. In astrology, the dignity of a planet in which its powers are increased.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EXALTATION

Ex `al *ta "tion, n. Etym: [L. exaltatio: cf. F.exaltation. ]

 

1. The act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation. Wondering at my flight, and change To this high exaltation. Milton.

 

2. (Alchem.)

 

Defn: The refinement or subtilization of a body, or the increasing of its virtue or principal property.

 

3. (Astrol.)

 

Defn: That place of a planet in the zodiac in which it was supposed to exert its strongest influence.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

exaltation

ex al ta tion |ˌegzôlˈtāSHən, ˌeksôl -ˌɛɡˌzɔlˈteɪʃən | noun 1 a feeling or state of extreme happiness: she beams with exaltation. 2 the action of elevating someone in rank, power, or character: the resurrection and exaltation of Christ. the action of praising someone or something highly: the exaltation of the army as a place for brotherhood. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense the action of raising high ): from late Latin exaltatio (n- ), from Latin exaltare raise aloft (see exalt ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

exaltation

exalt |ation |ɛgzɔːlˈteɪʃ (ə )n, ɛks- | noun [ mass noun ] 1 a feeling or state of extreme happiness: she was in a frenzy of exaltation and terror. 2 the action of elevating someone in rank or power: the exaltation of Jesus to the Father's right hand. 3 the action of praising someone or something highly: the exaltation of the army as a place for brotherhood. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense the action of raising high ): from late Latin exaltatio (n- ), from Latin exaltare raise aloft (see exalt ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

exaltation

exaltation noun 1 a heart full of exaltation: elation, joy, rapture, ecstasy, bliss, happiness, delight, gladness. 2 their exaltation of Shakespeare: praise, acclamation, reverence, veneration, worship, adoration, idolization, lionization.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

exaltation

exaltation noun 1 her heart was full of exaltation: elation, exultation, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, rapture, ecstasy, bliss, happiness, delight, gladness, glee, exuberance, exhilaration, excitement; transports. ANTONYMS sadness. 2 their exaltation of Shakespeare: praise, praising, extolment, acclamation, glory, glorification, glorifying, reverence, revering, veneration, venerating, worship, worshipping, hero-worship, hero-worshipping, adoration, idolization, idolizing, lionization, lionizing, deification, deifying; homage, tribute, high regard, high esteem; rare laudation, lauding, magnification, magnifying. ANTONYMS disparagement. 3 the resurrection and exaltation of Christ: elevation, raising, rise, promotion, advancement, upgrading, ennoblement, aggrandizement. ANTONYMS lowering.

 

Duden Dictionary

Exaltation

Ex al ta ti on , Exal ta ti on Substantiv, feminin Psychologie, bildungssprachlich , die |Exaltati o n |französisch exaltation < lateinisch exaltatio = Erhöhung Zustand, Haltung des Exaltiertseins

 

French Dictionary

exaltation

exaltation n. f. nom féminin Ardeur, grande excitation de l ’esprit. : Les participants chantaient avec exaltation. « Une farouche exaltation lui fermait l ’âme à toute autre voix » (Gabrielle Roy , La Détresse et l ’Enchantement ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

exaltation

ex al ta tion /èɡzɔːltéɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 U 1 (感情の )高揚, 意気揚々 ; 得意, 有頂天 .2 (地位などを )高める [られる ]こと, 昇進 (promotion ).