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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

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.

Source : WordNet®

exalted
     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" [syn: {high-flown}, {high-minded}, {lofty}, {rarefied},
             {rarified}, {idealistic}, {noble-minded}]
     2: high or exalted in style or character; "high drama"
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