Ĕx'al-tā'tion, n.

n. [Lat. exaltatio, Fr. exaltation, Pr. exaltatio, Sp. exaltacion, It. esaltazione.] 1. The act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation. *I wondered at my flight, and change To this high exaltation. Milton.*

2. (Chem.) The refinement or subtilization of bodies, or their qualities and virtues.
3. (Astrol.) That place of a planet in the zodiac in which it was considered as exerting its strongest influence. Dryden.