exaltation
exaltation
noun eg-zal-tah-SYOHN Rare
Origin: Latin exaltatio 'lifting up'
Also means
elation
Usage Note
Exaltation describes an intense, almost transported feeling of joy or enthusiasm, stronger than simple happiness and often with a slightly mystical or feverish connotation. In religious language it also means glorification or elevation. The adjective exalté/exaltée ('exalted, overwrought') can describe a person who is fervent to the point of seeming unhinged.
Examples
"Une exaltation soudaine s'empara de lui."
Natural Translation
A sudden exaltation seized him.
Literal Translation
An exaltation sudden itself-seized of him.
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