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

Common among those individuals worthy of the exalted appellation is a temptation to vacate, in view of unacceptable compromise, the industry’s fraught financial space. —Jeff Gibson, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024

Which is why pigeons, unlike, say, imperial eagles, or regal lions, or, of course, horses preening with humans atop them, rarely get this sort of exalted treatment. —Carl Swanson, Curbed, 31 July 2024

One of baseball’s marquee franchises didn’t get to its exalted spot overnight. —Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024

But even that holy duty hasn’t been enough to earn them an exalted status. —The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 3