Definition of "exaltation" []

• The act of exalting or the condition of being exalted. (noun)
• A state or feeling of intense, often excessive exhilaration or well-being. (noun)
• A flight of larks. See Synonyms at flock1. (noun)

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• "James Joyce Orion, £30, Joyce prefers the word "exaltation"."
• "They brayed and snorted high above him, haloed in exaltation of dominance by the cell light glare."
• "(I now have my arms spread above my head and am looking up in exaltation)"