exaltation
noun
the act of exalting.
self-exaltation
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a word derived from
exaltation.
Example Sentences
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Joyce was an enemy of the Irish Literary Revival, which he excoriated as pretentious self-absorption and self-exaltation in the name of the authentic.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2022
There is no display, no self-analysis, no self-exaltation, no amalgamation of self with nature.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English by Various
Neither was there any pharisaical self-exaltation on the part of the rival.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XVI., December, 1880. by Various
The self-exaltation frequently employed by injudicious writers, sometimes places them in ridiculous attitudes.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 by Isaac Disraeli
S: Nay! those who disbelieve are in self-exaltation and opposition.
From Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side by Abdullah Yusuf Ali
