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exaltation

noun

NAmE//ˌɛɡzɔlˈteɪʃn//

, NAmE//ˌɛksɔlˈteɪʃn//

[uncountable] (formal)

1a feeling of very great joy or happiness a moment of extreme joy and exaltation

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2an act of raising something or someone to a high position or rank the exaltation of emotion above logical reasoning

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