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[ adjective ] of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
Examples "an exalted ideal" "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks "a noble and lofty concept" Used in print (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)Even Rector himself was prey to this spirit of competition and he knew it , not for a more exalted office in the hierarchy of the church - his ambitions for the bishopry had died very early in his career - but for the one clear victory he had talked_about to the colonel . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] high or exalted in style or character
Examples "high drama" Used in print (Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)To carry_out this exalted conception the author has combined the vivid realism and imaginative power we have noticed in his early poetry and carried them out on a grand scale . Related terms |
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