Meaning & use

exalted

adjective·Advanced

Held in very high regard, or raised to a position of great honor, power, or dignity.

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He rose from a humble background to an exalted position within the government.

The poem praises the exalted beauty of the mountains at dawn.

A note on using this word

Exalted is formal and often carries a tone of reverence, sometimes bordering on excessive, as in an exalted opinion of oneself.

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