altitudon.
/ˈaltᵻtjuːdəʊ/, U.S. /ˈæltəˌt(j)udoʊ/ Chiefly figurative. In early use: depth or profundity, esp. of character. Now usually: altitude, height, great elevation.
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the world > space > relative position > high position > [noun]
sublimity1563
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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > high intelligence, genius > [noun] > breadth, depth, strength of intellect
strengthOE
largenessa1382
profoundnessc1475
breadth1532
profundity1559
amplitude1575
deptha1593
powerfulnessc1595
universality1605
fathoma1616
spaciousness1657
comprehensiveness1683
grasp1683
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1933 E. Blunden Charles Lamb v. 131 For his poem is of a lofty and a glorious kind, plain though the language is; and he does express the altitudo of Lamb's personality.
a1963 C. S. Lewis Discarded Image (1964) iv. 65 Scipio's dream is..a somnium, in so far as its highest meaning, its altitudo, is concealed.
1986 Christian Sci. Monitor 14 Jan. 35/1 Watch them swoop down The Hanger..; above sprigs of oak they regain their altitudo.
2008 D. Donoghue On Eloquence ii. 42 Some years ago I thought of compiling an anthology, a commonplace book, in which every chosen item would drive readers into an altitudo of pleasure.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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