definição e significado de exalt

Definição

exalt (v. trans.)

1.raise in rank, character, or status"exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser"

2.fill with sublime emotion"The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies" "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"

3.heighten or intensify"These paintings exalt the imagination"

4.(literary)praise, glorify, or honor"extol the virtues of one's children" "glorify one's spouse's cooking"

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Merriam Webster

ExaltEx*alt" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exalted; p. pr. & vb. n. Exalting.] [L. exaltare; ex out (intens.) + altare to make high, altus high: cf.F. exalter. See Altitude.]
1. To raise high; to elevate; to lift up.

I will exalt my throne above the stars of God. Is. xiv. 13.

Exalt thy towery head, and lift thine eyes Pope.

2. To elevate in rank, dignity, power, wealth, character, or the like; to dignify; to promote; as, to exalt a prince to the throne, a citizen to the presidency.

Righteousness exalteth a nation. Prov. xiv. 34.

He that humbleth himself shall be exalted. Luke xiv. 11.

3. To elevate by prise or estimation; to magnify; to extol; to glorify. “Exalt ye the Lord.” Ps. xcix. 5.

In his own grace he doth exalt himself. Shak.

4. To lift up with joy, pride, or success; to inspire with delight or satisfaction; to elate.

They who thought they got whatsoever he lost were mightily exalted. Dryden.

5. To elevate the tone of, as of the voice or a musical instrument. Is. xxxvii. 23.

Now Mars, she said, let Fame exalt her voice. Prior.

6. (Alchem.) To render pure or refined; to intensify or concentrate; as, to exalt the juices of bodies.

With chemic art exalts the mineral powers. Pope.

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Exalt

Exalt is a word which means to praise, glorify, honor, intensify, or heighten. It is most often used in religious contexts.

Exalt and the related term exaltation may refer to:

Exaltation (LDS Church), becoming like God. It also has a broader non-Latter-Day Saints theological meaning of "trance".
Feast of the Cross, or "Exaltation of the Cross", an Orthodox Christian holiday
Session of Christ, of "Exaltation of Christ", Christ's location at God's right hand
Exaltation (astrology), the second strongest essential dignity of a planet
The Exalter (Islam), one of the 99 names of Allah, God in Islam.
Exaltation is the initiation ritual of the Holy Royal Arch Freemasonry

Other meanings

Exalted is a role-playing game produced by White Wolf.
Exalt is a NetworkManager for the Enlightenment DR17 desktop shell.
"Exalted" is the highest reputation rank in the MMORPG World of Warcraft.

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