Exaltation

[Fr. éxaltation, from L. Lat. exaltatio.] Act of exalting or raising on high; elevation to power, office, rank, dignity, or excellence; elevated state; state of greatne or dignity. (Chem.) The refinement or subtilization of bodies, or their qualities and virtues. E. of the cro . ( Eccl .) A Roman Catholic feast, celebrated on September 14, to commemorate the restoration to Calvary, in 628, of the Cro , which had been carried off fourteen years before by the Persian king Chosroes. Exalted, p. a. Raised to a lofty height; elevated; honored with office or rank; extolled; magnified; refined; dignified; sublime. Exaltedne , n. State of being exalted or raised. Exalt'er, n. One who exalts. Examen, (epz-a'men,) n. [Lat.) Examination; a scru- tiny; inquiry.