Exaltation Definition & Meaning

exaltation
noun
  1. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens
  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)

"Exaltation" in song lyrics

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  • "ronn huff exaltation"
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