Exaltation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; - Charles Dickens

the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛɡzɐltˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛɡzɐltˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛɡzɐltˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɛɡzɐltˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deification transport rapture ecstasy raptus apotheosis

Parts of Speech

noun	a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; - Charles Dickens “listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture”
noun	the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence
noun	a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead)
noun	the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)

Word Forms

ecstatic	adjective	feeling great rapture or delight
rapturous	adjective	feeling great rapture or delight
transport	verb	hold spellbound
exalt	verb	fill with sublime emotion
deify	verb	exalt to the position of a God

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Erhöhung

ein Zustand, in dem man von überwältigenden Emotionen mitgerissen wird; -Charles Dickens

🇪🇸Spanish

exaltación

un estado de dejarse llevar por una emoción abrumadora; -Charles Dickens

🇮🇹Italian

esaltazione

uno stato di essere trasportati da un'emozione travolgente; - Charles Dickens

🇳🇱Dutch

verheerlijking

een staat van meeslepen door overweldigende emoties; -Charles Dickens

🇵🇹Portuguese

exaltação

um estado de ser levado por uma emoção avassaladora; -Charles Dickens

🇷🇺Russian

экзальтация

состояние увлеченности подавляющими эмоциями; - Чарльз Диккенс

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उमंग

अत्यधिक भावना में बह जाने की अवस्था; -चार्ल्स डिकेंस

🇮🇳Tamil

மேன்மை

அதீத உணர்ச்சியால் எடுத்துச் செல்லப்படும் நிலை; - சார்லஸ் டிக்கன்ஸ்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఔన్నత్యం

విపరీతమైన భావోద్వేగం ద్వారా దూరంగా ఉన్న స్థితి; - చార్లెస్ డికెన్స్

🇮🇳Marathi

उदात्तीकरण

जबरदस्त भावनांनी वाहून जाण्याची स्थिती; - चार्ल्स डिकन्स

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉન્નતિ

જબરજસ્ત લાગણીઓ દ્વારા વહી જવાની સ્થિતિ; - ચાર્લ્સ ડિકન્સ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉದಾತ್ತತೆ

ಅಗಾಧ ಭಾವನೆಯಿಂದ ಒಯ್ಯಲ್ಪಡುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ; - ಚಾರ್ಲ್ಸ್ ಡಿಕನ್ಸ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉയർച്ച

അമിതമായ വികാരത്താൽ കൊണ്ടുപോകുന്ന അവസ്ഥ; - ചാൾസ് ഡിക്കൻസ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉੱਚਾ

ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਦੂਰ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ; - ਚਾਰਲਸ ਡਿਕਨਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

سربلندی

زبردست جذبات سے بہہ جانے کی حالت؛ - چارلس ڈکنز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

提高

一种被压倒性的情绪冲昏头脑的状态； ——查尔斯·狄更斯

🇯🇵Japanese

高揚

圧倒的な感情に流されている状態。 - チャールズ・ディケンズ

🇰🇷Korean

항진

압도적인 감정에 휩싸인 상태; - 찰스 디킨스

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tôn cao

một trạng thái bị cuốn đi bởi cảm xúc dâng trào; - Charles Dickens

🇹🇭Thai

ความสูงส่ง

สภาวะของการถูกครอบงำด้วยอารมณ์อันท่วมท้น - ชาร์ลส ดิคเกนส์

🇮🇩Indonesian

peninggian

keadaan terbawa emosi yang meluap-luap; -Charles Dickens

🇵🇭Filipino

kadakilaan

isang estado na nadadala ng labis na damdamin; - Charles Dickens

🇲🇾Malay

kemuliaan

keadaan terbawa-bawa oleh emosi yang melampau; - Charles Dickens

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تمجيد

حالة من الانفعالات الساحقة ؛ - تشارلز ديكنز

🇮🇷Persian

تعالی

حالتی که تحت تأثیر احساسات طاقت فرسا قرار گرفته اید. - چارلز دیکنز

🇹🇷Turkish

coşku

ezici duygulara kapılma durumu; -Charles Dickens

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתעַלוּת

מצב של נסחפת ברגש מכריע; - צ'ארלס דיקנס

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The primary meaning of 'exaltation' is 'a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; - Charles Dickens'.

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