Meaning of exaltation

ex•al•ta•tion

1. the act of exalting.
2. the state of being exalted.
3. elation of mind or feeling, sometimes abnormal or morbid in character; rapture: mystical exaltation; euphoric exaltation.
4. a flight of larks.
5. the sign of the zodiac in which the most positive influence of a planet is expressed (opposed to fall).
6. (formerly) the process of subliming.