elation

elation
elation (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. elacion "elation, conceit, arrogance, vanity," from L. elationem (nom. elatio), noun of action from elatus "elevated," form used as pp. of efferre, from ex- "out" + latus (see OBLATE (Cf. oblate) (n.)), pp. of ferre "carry" (see INFER (Cf. infer)). Metaphoric sense of "lifting spirits" was in Latin and has always been the principal meaning in English.

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  • Elatĭon — (v. lat.), Erhebung, Hochmuth …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Elation — (lat.), Erhebung, Überhebung, Hochmut …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Elation — Elation, lat. dtsch., Erhebung, Stolz …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • elation — [n] extreme happiness bliss, buoyancy, buzz, charge, cloud nine*, delight, ecstasy, enthusiasm, euphoria, exaltation, excitement, exhilaration, exultation, glee, high, high spirits, intoxication, jollies*, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, jubilation …   New thesaurus

  • elation — et hautesse de cueur, Elatio et magnitudo animi …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

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