elatio

Meaning

1. (declension-3) The act of carrying out; carrying to a grave, burial.
2. (declension-3) The act of lifting or raising up, elevation.
3. (declension-3, figuratively) The state of being carried away or hurried along; transport; passion.
4. (declension-3, figuratively) Exaltation, elevation, glorification, extolment.
5. (declension-3, figuratively) An exalted state of mind; self-exaltation, pride, elation.

Concepts

high wave

self-exaltation

Pronounced as (IPA)

[eːˈɫaː.ti.oː]

Etymology

From ēlātus, perfect passive participle of efferō (“bring forth or out; rise; exalt”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”).