exalted

adjective

ex·​alt·​ed ig-ˈzȯl-təd 

1

: elevated in rank, power, or character : lofty

He was regarded as the most exalted personage in the whole religious order …

—Albert Hourani

… they occupy an exalted position within their societies.

—David Stern

We look at super successful people and marvel over how they have obtained their exalted status, fame and fortune.

—Jack Kelly

… the exalted language of poetry and literature …

—Daniel Pearson

"She sees ordinary life as a definite comedown from the exalted ideal that she grew up with …"

—Mary Gordon

2

: held in high estimation : glorified or praised

our most exalted heroes

3

: raised high : elevated

From the Campidoglio's exalted heights, ancient travelers gazed at a rich urban tapestry below.

—Tony T. P. Perrottet

With about … 1.6 billion bottles in 2005, there is clearly more wine than can be sold at exalted prices.

—Tyler Colman

exaltedly adverb

… perhaps then new excitements will bubble up through the floorboards, pour through the speakers, and set us momentarily but exaltedly free.

—James Wolcott

exaltedness noun

The priests' outfits reflected the sanctity and exaltedness of their position.

—Elisheva Salamo

Examples of exalted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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Until then, only the U.S. dollar, the euro, the British pound, and the Japanese yen had enjoyed this exalted status. —Barry Eichengreen, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2017

Attending as a cover star, Carpenter dressed for her exalted role in an appropriately glamorous Miu Miu dress. —Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2024

The exalted subconscious, the spurning of reason—these are the precepts of Breton’s manifesto, familiar from any art-history textbook. —Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 3