Exalting

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              I will exalt my throne above the stars of God. --Is.
                                                    xiv. 13.
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              Exalt thy towery head, and lift thine eyes --Pope.
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     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.
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              Righteousness exalteth a nation.      --Prov. xiv.
                                                    34.
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              He that humbleth himself shall be exalted. --Luke
                                                    xiv. 11.
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     3. To elevate by prise or estimation; to magnify; to extol;
        to glorify. "Exalt ye the Lord." --Ps. xcix. 5.
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              In his own grace he doth exalt himself. --Shak.
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     4. To lift up with joy, pride, or success; to inspire with
        delight or satisfaction; to elate.
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              They who thought they got whatsoever he lost were
              mightily exalted.                     --Dryden.
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     5. To elevate the tone of, as of the voice or a musical
        instrument. --Is. xxxvii. 23.
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              Now Mars, she said, let Fame exalt her voice.
                                                    --Prior.
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     6. (Alchem.) To render pure or refined; to intensify or
        concentrate; as, to exalt the juices of bodies.
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              With chemic art exalts the mineral powers. --Pope.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  exalting
       adj : tending to exalt; "an exalting eulogy"; "ennobling thoughts"
             [syn: {ennobling}]