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The act of elevating or raising from a lower level, place, or position to a higher.
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The state of being raised or elevated; exaltation; specifically, exaltation of feeling or spirits.
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Hence A state of slight inebriation; tipsiness.
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That which is raised or elevated; an elevated place; a rising ground; a height.
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Altitude.
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In architecture, a geometrical representation of a building or part of a building or other structure in vertical projection—that is, of its upright parts.
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Eccles., the act of raising the eucharistic elements after consecration and before communion, in sign of oblation to God, or in order to show them to the people.
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In the Rom. Cath. liturgy, a musical composition, vocal or instrumental, performed in connection with the elevation of the host.
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Synonyms Lifting, lifting up, uplifting, improvement.
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Eminence, loftiness, superiority, refinement.
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In old music, a grace or embellishment consisting of a short upward run connecting two notes separated by a skip.