Exaltation
Pronunciation : Ex`al*ta"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. exaltatio: cf. F.exaltation.]
Definition : 1. The act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation. Wondering at my flight, and change To this high exaltation. Milton.
2. (Alchem.)
Defn: The refinement or subtilization of a body, or the increasing of its virtue or principal property.
3. (Astrol.)
Defn: That place of a planet in the zodiac in which it was supposed to exert its strongest influence.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913