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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXALT'ED, pp. Raised to a lofty highth; elevated; honored with office or rank; extolled; magnified; refined; dignified; sublime.
Time never fails to bring every exalted reputation to a strict scrutiny.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high- flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose" [syn: exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Exalt Ex*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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Exalted Ex*alt"ed, a. Raised to lofty height; elevated; extolled; refined; dignified; sublime. Wiser far than Solomon, Of more exalted mind. --Milton. Time never fails to bring every exalted reputation to a strict scrutiny. --Ames. -- Ex*alt"ed*ly, adv. -- Ex*alt"ed*ness, n. ``The exaltedness of some minds.'' --T. Gray.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Someone or something that is at an exalted level is at a very high level, especially with regard to rank or importance. (FORMAL) You must decide how to make the best use of your exalted position. = lofty ADJ: usu ADJ n

Moby Thesaurus

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