elationn.

/ɪˈleɪʃən/

Forms: Also Middle English elacion, Middle English elacyoun, Middle English–1500s elacyon, 1500s elatioun.

Etymology: In Middle English < Old French elacion , < Latin ēlātiōn-em , noun of action < participial stem of efferre : see elate adj. N.E.D. (1891) included a sense 2b ‘A proud or vain-glorious action’, based on a misreading of illation in the following:1615 T. Jackson Iustifying Faith 141 Their next illation..was to elect him for their King.

†1. (after Latin)

a. Lifting, elevation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > [noun]

highing?c1225

heavinga1300

hancinga1382

arearing1382

hainingc1440

enhancing1490

elevation1526

raise1538

elation1578

heightening1598

raisure1613

exaltation1616

sublation1623

elevating1648

sublevation1663

upraising1839

uprearing1853

upsetting1882

updraw1912

1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 24^v The brest bones..yeeld to the elation and depression of the ribbes.

b. Carrying out (e.g. of a dead body). Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1699 J. Potter Archæologiæ Græcæ II. iv. iv. 206 It's [sc. the body's] Elation from the House wherein it was prepar'd for Burial.

2. Elevation of mind arising from success or self-approbation, pride of prosperity; pride, vainglory.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > [noun] > state of being elated with pride

elationc1386

ruffa1500

ruffle1647

the mind > emotion > pride > [noun] > state of being elated with pride > proud action

elationc1386

c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋326 Elacion is whan he ne may neither suffre to haue maister ne felawe.

c1410 N. Love tr. Bonaventura Mirror Life Christ (Gibbs MS.) xxv. 56 We haue no mater of elacyoun or veyn ioye of oure selfe.

a1529 J. Skelton Why come ye nat to Courte (?1545) 479 He is in such elacyon Of his exaltation.

1678 J. Owen Ζυνεσις Πνευματικη viii. 231 A noysome elation of mind.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 464. ¶3 Riches exposes a Man to..a foolish Elation of Heart.

a. Elevation of spirits (in neutral or good sense); buoyancy, joyousness, pleasurable self-satisfaction. (The usual current sense.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [noun] > elation

elatement1746

elation1750

elatedness1791

mountinga1807

upward1898

1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 184. ⁋5 Their time is past between elation and despondency.

c1805 J. Foster Let. in Life & Corr. J. Foster (1846) I. 278 These praises give me but very little elation.

1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. III. 192 In the elation of youth, he astounded the..fellows of his college.

1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola II. vii. 63 She saw her father..sink from elation into new disappointment.

b. concrete. An ‘outburst’ of high spirits. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > [noun] > exuberant outburst

excrescence1629

excrescency1638

ebulliency1676

ebullience1749

exuberance1841

elation1870

1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 2nd Ser. 243 These are the natural jets and elations of a mind energized by the rapidity of its own motion.

†4. concrete. Growth. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > disease or injury > [noun] > gall or abnormal growth

gall1398

elationc1420

dog rose1526

tumour?1541

to-growing1562

gall-nut1572

gall-apple1617

apple1668

by-fruit1682

witches' besom1849

witches' broom1856

mad-apple1868

nail gall1879

marble gall1882

gall-knob1892

scroll-gall1895

twig-gall1900

cecidium1902

c1420 Pallad. on Husb. iii. 859 Thai be apte unto putacion Of bowes drie or foule elacion [L. arida aut male nata].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	elation
释义	elationn. /ɪˈleɪʃən/ Forms: Also Middle English elacion, Middle English elacyoun, Middle English–1500s elacyon, 1500s elatioun. Etymology: In Middle English < Old French elacion , < Latin ēlātiōn-em , noun of action < participial stem of efferre : see elate adj. N.E.D. (1891) included a sense 2b ‘A proud or vain-glorious action’, based on a misreading of illation in the following:1615 T. Jackson Iustifying Faith 141 Their next illation..was to elect him for their King. †1. (after Latin) a. Lifting, elevation. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > [noun] highing?c1225 heavinga1300 hancinga1382 arearing1382 hainingc1440 enhancing1490 elevation1526 raise1538 elation1578 heightening1598 raisure1613 exaltation1616 sublation1623 elevating1648 sublevation1663 upraising1839 uprearing1853 upsetting1882 updraw1912 1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 24^v The brest bones..yeeld to the elation and depression of the ribbes. b. Carrying out (e.g. of a dead body). Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1699 J. Potter Archæologiæ Græcæ II. iv. iv. 206 It's [sc. the body's] Elation from the House wherein it was prepar'd for Burial. 2. Elevation of mind arising from success or self-approbation, pride of prosperity; pride, vainglory. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > [noun] > state of being elated with pride elationc1386 ruffa1500 ruffle1647 the mind > emotion > pride > [noun] > state of being elated with pride > proud action elationc1386 c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋326 Elacion is whan he ne may neither suffre to haue maister ne felawe. c1410 N. Love tr. Bonaventura Mirror Life Christ (Gibbs MS.) xxv. 56 We haue no mater of elacyoun or veyn ioye of oure selfe. a1529 J. Skelton Why come ye nat to Courte (?1545) 479 He is in such elacyon Of his exaltation. 1678 J. Owen Ζυνεσις Πνευματικη viii. 231 A noysome elation of mind. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 464. ¶3 Riches exposes a Man to..a foolish Elation of Heart. 3. a. Elevation of spirits (in neutral or good sense); buoyancy, joyousness, pleasurable self-satisfaction. (The usual current sense.) ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [noun] > elation elatement1746 elation1750 elatedness1791 mountinga1807 upward1898 1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 184. ⁋5 Their time is past between elation and despondency. c1805 J. Foster Let. in Life & Corr. J. Foster (1846) I. 278 These praises give me but very little elation. 1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. III. 192 In the elation of youth, he astounded the..fellows of his college. 1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola II. vii. 63 She saw her father..sink from elation into new disappointment. b. concrete. An ‘outburst’ of high spirits. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > [noun] > exuberant outburst excrescence1629 excrescency1638 ebulliency1676 ebullience1749 exuberance1841 elation1870 1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 2nd Ser. 243 These are the natural jets and elations of a mind energized by the rapidity of its own motion. †4. concrete. Growth. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > disease or injury > [noun] > gall or abnormal growth gall1398 elationc1420 dog rose1526 tumour?1541 to-growing1562 gall-nut1572 gall-apple1617 apple1668 by-fruit1682 witches' besom1849 witches' broom1856 mad-apple1868 nail gall1879 marble gall1882 gall-knob1892 scroll-gall1895 twig-gall1900 cecidium1902 c1420 Pallad. on Husb. iii. 859 Thai be apte unto putacion Of bowes drie or foule elacion [L. arida aut male nata]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c1386
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