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Noun: exaltation  ,eg-zol'tey-shun
  1. A state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
    "listening to sweet music in a perfect exaltation";
    - ecstasy, rapture, transport, raptus
     
  2. The location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence
     
  3. A flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead)
     
  4. The elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
    - deification, apotheosis

Derived forms: exaltations

Type of: celestial point, emotional state, flock, spirit, worship

Part of: zodiac

Encyclopedia: Exaltation