English → Latin
“exaltation” in Latin
sublātiōelevation, lifting (the act of lifting or raising up); removal, sublation (the act of taking away); an abrogation, annulēlātiōThe act of carrying out; carrying to a grave, burial.; The act of lifting or raising up, elevation.; The state of being ascēnsiōascent, ascension; progress, advancement; flight of stairsīnflōto inflate; to blow into; to play a wind instrument; to puff up, swell; to be proud, haughtylaudātiōcommendation, praise; eulogy, panegyriclaudōto praise, laud, extol; to commend, honor; to eulogize
The English word exaltation itself goes back to Latin altus, through exaltātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
exaltation
PROPR., by circumlocution.
IMPROPR., sublatio (e.g., of voice): elatio or sublatio animi (the raising it to higher thoughts): ascensio (the mounting to a higher degree of perfection, Cic., Brut., 36, 137): honoris ampliricatio (the raising or being raised to higher honor): animus elatus, inflatus (proud sentiments): laudatio: laudes (the praising of anybody, etc.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for exaltation?
- The usual Latin words for “exaltation” are sublātiō, ēlātiō, ascēnsiō; also īnflō, laudātiō, laudō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.