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▪ I. eˈxalting, vbl. n. [f. as prec. + -ing1.] The action of the vb. exalt; in quot. concr. † = exaltation 1 c.
1486Bk. St. Albans F vj a, An Exaltyng of Larkis. 1688R. Holme Armoury, Exalting of larks. ▪ II. exalting, ppl. a.|ɛgˈzɒltɪŋ| [f. as prec. + -ing2.] That exalts (in various senses of vb.).
1665Boyle Occas. Refl. i. ii. (1675) 79 The exalting Efficacy of this kind of Distillation. 1844Emerson New Eng. Reformers Wks. (Bohn) I. 261, I find nothing healthful or exalting in the smooth conventions of society. 1859Gullick & Timbs Paint. 202 The peculiar exalting effect of varnishes upon colours. Hence eˈxaltingly adv. rare.
1855Chamb. Jrnl. IV. 222 The soul's glory..shone through them [her features] so exaltingly. |