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Definition of: exaltation
(eg′zôl·tā′shən) noun
1. The act of exalting.
2. The state of being exalted.
3. Promotion; elevation, political, social, or spiritual: used specifically of promotion to the papal office.
4. Intensification.
5. A mental state distinguished by ecstatic joy, abnormal optimism, or delusions of grandeur. See synonyms under HEIGHT. [<F <LL exaltatio, -onis <exaltare. See EXALT.]
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