Meaning & use
Excelsis
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In the phrase 'in excelsis,' meaning 'in the highest' or 'to the utmost degree,' most familiar from the liturgical and musical phrase 'Gloria in excelsis Deo.'
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The choir's final verse rang out with the words 'Gloria in excelsis Deo.'
A critic described the artist's showmanship as vanity 'in excelsis.'
A note on using this word
Borrowed directly from Latin, this word almost always appears within the fixed phrase 'in excelsis' rather than standing alone.
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