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Elation

//ɪˈleɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a feeling of joy and pride wordnet
  3. 3
    A feeling of joy and pride. countable, uncountable

    "She [Chloe Kelly] waited for confirmation of the goal before taking off her shirt and waving it around her head, while being lifted by her team-mates in a moment of pure elation."

  4. 4
    an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression wordnet
  5. 5
    A collineation that fixes all points on a line (called its axis) and all lines though a point on the axis (called its center). countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English elacioun, from Old French elacion, from Latin ēlātiōnem, accusative singular of ēlātiō (“exaltation, elevation; pride, elation”), from ēlātus, perfect passive participle of efferō (“bring forth or out; raise; exalt”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”).

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