Exaltation

egz-awl-ta'-shun, s. the act of exalting; elevation to power, office, rank, dignity, or excellence; elevated state; state of greatne or dignity; the refinement or subtilization of bodies or their qualities and virtues, or the increase of their strength [Chem.] the dignity and influence which a planet acquires in certain signs or parts of the zodiac [Astrol.]; a morbid increase of action in an inflamed organ [Med.]