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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

崇高的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chóng gāo de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Exalted/ɪɡˈzɔːl.tɪd/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他被提升到了一个崇高的职位。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Placed at a high or powerful level; held in high regard or respect.

    "She reached the exalted position of chief executive after years of dedication."
  2. 2

    In a state of extreme happiness, elation, or elevated spiritual awareness.

    "He felt an exalted sense of peace as he gazed at the mountain summit."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'exaltatus', past participle of 'exaltare' (meaning to raise or elevate), formed from 'ex-' (out, up) and 'altus' (high). Entering Middle English in the 15th century via Old French, it initially retained literal senses of physical elevation before shifting metaphorically to describe high rank, noble status, or intense spiritual elation.

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