exalting

1 6.7

Making people feel very happy, proud, or hopeful

adjective
/ɪɡˈzɔltɪŋ/

: exaltante

A burning of the lips that isn't thirst... ...but something a thousand times more tantalizing, more exalting than thirst.

Examples

Consummate Contessa Sobrano, soprano, sublime, exalting her art for exultant audiences.
So he is scolding the current generation and exalting the older ways.
Human sacrifices, if they were really consented to by the victim, were a pure and exalting example for the whole people.

Academic text (2001)
They're very good at at exalting brokenness and failure and all all sorts of of unpleasant conditions.
Consummate Contessa Sobrano, soprano, sublime, exalting her art for exultant audiences.
The music was exalting, lifting everyone's spirits and filling the room with joy.
Her speech was so exalting that it inspired many to pursue their dreams.
The breathtaking view from the mountaintop was an exalting experience for all who stood there.

Synonyms

to glorify

vsexalting

86 5.2

To make a person or thing seem better and more important than they really are

leans toward inspiring uplift rather than exaggerating worth

to elate

vsexalting

19 6.4

To make someone feel very happy and proud

tends to inspire elevation and noble feeling beyond pride

to extol

vsexalting

7 7.5

To praise someone or something very much

focuses on inner uplift rather than external praise and acclaim

to exalt

vsexalting

Literature

6 8.1

To make someone feel very happy and inspired

is more about general uplifting rather than intense noble feeling

ennobling

vsexalting

1 7.5

Making people or things seem more worthy and respected

is more about uplifting feeling than long term character change

elating

vsexalting

4.3

Making someone feel very happy and excited

focuses on noble or elevated inspiration rather than simple joy

to ensky

vsexalting

Archaic

9.9

To praise someone very highly and make them seem perfect

expresses general uplifting without the lofty or heavenly image

to apotheosize

vsexalting

Literature

9.9

To make someone seem like a god or without faults

is about uplifting emotion, not literal deification or worship

Antonyms

demeaning

33 4.8

Making someone feel small and unimportant

How Uplifting

exalting

1 6.7

inspiring

138 3.6

uplifting

1 4.1

encouraging

73 1.9

comforting

134 1.4

Surface Forms

exalting positive

Morphology

exalting = exalt (transparent) = exalt + ing

Direct derivation from the verb 'exalt' with the productive suffix '-ing'; the meaning 'making feel uplifted' follows directly from 'exalt'.

Etymology

Exalting comes from the parts ex- meaning 'out' and altus meaning 'high', the same root you see in altitude. So something exalting 'lifts up' your feelings or spirit and makes you feel inspired.