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ˌsupereˈxalt, v. [ad. late L. superexaltāre: see super- 9 b and exalt v.] 1. trans. To exalt or raise to a higher, or to the highest, position or rank; to exalt supremely.
1625Gill Sacr. Philos. ii. 183 The first order of separate or created beings, is that of the fountaine, which by the meanes of vision is superexalted above all the rest. 1649Jer. Taylor Gt. Exemp. i. Ad Sect. ii. 21 The holy Maid..was superexalted by an honour greater than the world yet ever saw. a1677Barrow Serm. Mark xvi. 19 Wks. 1686 II. 434 God..having super-exalted him, and bestowed on him a name above all names. 2. To extol or magnify exceedingly. rare.
1609Bible (Douay) Dan. iii. 57 Al workes of our Lord blesse ye our Lord, prayse and superexalt him for euer. 1864Sir C. F. L. Wraxall Historic Bye-Ways I. iii. 47 We may..say, that had it not been for Frederick William I., there would hardly have been a Frederick the Great. Still, this must not cause us to super-exalt him. Hence supereˈxalted ppl. a.
1654Jer. Taylor Real Pres. 239 So high and separate, superexalted secret, as is that of the holy Trinity. |