elation

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And this, without prejudice to his greatly improved understanding; for, if his elation was the height of his madness, his despondency is but the extreme of his sanity.

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  1. Elasticity of feeling due to some special cause or occasion; an exultant condition of the mind, as from physical enjoyment, success, or gratification of any kind; mental inflation; exultation. Elacioun is whan he ne may neither suffre to have maister ne felawe. Chaucer, Parson's Tale. God began to punish this vain elation of mind, by withdrawing his favours. Bp. Atterbury. What to youth belong, Gay raiment, sparkling gauds, elation strong. M. Arnold, Austerity of Poetry.

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  • And therein lies part of the secret of the happiness peculiar to that stage of elation which is distinguished by delusions of grandeur—always provided that he who is possessed by them be not subjected to privation and abuse. —  A Mind That Found Itself
  • Horror, fear, pain and elation are all "infectious" in this way, sometimes viscerally so. ... —  Economist's View
  • Kevin frantically tries to transfer a call to Andy '' Narddog '' Bernard, which becomes something of a team effort; their elation is still in full force when Andy tearfully tells the camera, '' My maid died. '' —  EW.com: Today's Latest Headlines
  • As Drogba scored in the real world, my elation was heightened by the news from my laptop world that Norwich City had captured the signing of Dennis Bergkamp, and that the clubs Finance Director had predicted an increase in revenue due to shirt sales. —  TEAMtalk Football News
  • I was transfixed on their elation -- the scene up there resembled a 300-person orgy. —  MVN
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  1. from Middle English elacion, from Latin elatio(n-), a carrying out, a lifting up, from elatus, past participle of efferre, carry out, lift up: see elate.
 

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