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Exalted   /ɪgzˈɔltɪd/   Listen
Exalted

adjective
1.
Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style.  Synonyms: elevated, grand, high-flown, high-minded, idealistic, lofty, noble-minded, rarefied, rarified, sublime.  "Argue in terms of high-flown ideals" , "A noble and lofty concept" , "A grand purpose"


Exalt

verb
(past & past part. exalted; pres. part. exalting)
1.
Praise, glorify, or honor.  Synonyms: extol, glorify, laud, proclaim.  "Glorify one's spouse's cooking"
2.
Fill with sublime emotion.  Synonyms: beatify, exhilarate, inebriate, thrill, tickle pink.  "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"
3.
Heighten or intensify.  Synonyms: animate, enliven, inspire, invigorate.
4.
Raise in rank, character, or status.



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"Exalted" Quotes from Famous Books



... on subsidiary eccentric wheels in the revolving crystal sphere. All that was [Page 115] needed to give them a right conception was a sinking of their world and themselves to an appropriate proportion, and an enlargement of their vision, to take in from an exalted stand-point a view of the simplicity ...
— Recreations in Astronomy - With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work • Henry Warren
... are sad when we behold our fellowmen in chains and bondage, how much sadder do we become when, passing through the prisons, we behold those of the same sex with our sisters, wives and mothers. In this land, blessed with the most exalted civilization, woman receives our highest regard, affection and admiration. While she occupies her true sphere of sister, wife or mother, she is the true man's ideal of love, purity and devotion. When, ...
— The Twin Hells • John N. Reynolds
... purely unselfish motives—the greater will be his success.[475] This is a shrewd and, I should say, a very sound remark, but it implies—not that all motives are selfish in the last analysis, but—that the legislation should not assume too exalted a level of ordinary morality. The utterances in the very unsatisfactory Deontology are of little value, and seem to imply a moral sentiment corresponding to a ...
— The English Utilitarians, Volume I. • Leslie Stephen
... moving slowly toward her. Some very exalted and aristocratic person must be taking the journey to the grave, for it was headed by all the clergy in the city. Choristers, in the most elaborate dress, swinging incense holders by delicate metal chains and bearing lanterns on long poles, ...
— Uarda • Georg Ebers
... day formed a never-tiring theme for conversation during the ride home; every finny captive being exalted into almost the importance of a whale. The only person at all dissatisfied with the day's proceedings was Harry, who rather felt that his want of success was owing to the lack of perseverance. However, he made vows of future attention ...
— Hollowdell Grange - Holiday Hours in a Country Home • George Manville Fenn


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