exaltation meaning and definition

EXALTATION noun

Definition of exaltation (noun)

1. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
   • "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens
   • synonyms: ecstasy, rapture, raptus, transport
2. the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence
3. a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead)
4. the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
   • synonyms: apotheosis, deification