† excelseadj.n.

Etymology: < Latin excelsus high, lofty, participial adjective of excellĕre : see excel v.

Obsolete.

A. adj.

Lofty, high; rare in lit. sense; figurative of high rank, character, or quality.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > [adjective]

higheOE

drightlikeOE

highlyOE

drightfula1225

prouda1275

principalc1385

solemna1387

gentlec1390

high and mighty1400

imperial?c1400

royalc1405

kinglyc1425

sublimatec1425

lordfulc1429

lordlyc1440

assumpt1447

raiseda1450

haught1470

kinglikec1485

lordlike1488

triumphant1494

greatlya1500

princely?a1510

supereminent1531

princelike1532

lofta1547

lofty1548

regal1561

supernal1562

haughty1563

excelse1569

queen-like?1571

majestical1578

erecteda1586

augustious1591

ennobled1592

imperious1592

enthronized1593

august1594

high-born1598

sublimed1602

jovial1604

majestic1606

enthroned1609

starred1615

exalted1623

majestuous1633

reared1638

sublimary1655

majestative1656

kingrik1663

superb1663

grand1673

celse1708

stilted1744

canonized1790

queenly1791

apotheosized1794

princified1857

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > great or considerable

higheOE

steepOE

heaven-highOE

highlyOE

brentc1400

hightc1480

hichty1513

procere1542

tall1548

spiringa1552

towereda1552

tower-like1552

upstretched1563

airy1565

excelse1569

haughty1570

topless1589

lofty1590

procerous1599

kiss-sky1603

skyish1604

topful?1611

aspiringc1620

sky-high1622

hiddy1632

tiptoed1632

sublime1635

towering1638

soaring1687

mountain high1693

clamberinga1717

skied1730

towery1731

pyramidic1740

skyey1750

skyward1792

skyscraping1797

exulting1798

high-reaching1827

steepling1892

high-rise1964

hi1972

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 390 Besechyng his excelse, high, and adorant Maiestie, that he woulde witsafe to graunt him this or that.

1598 B. Yong tr. J. de Montemayor Diana 48 Any beautie..Though it be neuer so excelse.

1651 J. Howell S.P.Q.V. 116 Most excelse and victorious Prince.

1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso 293 They..did chiefly wonder, that the prime Senators of so excelse a Commonwealth did freely exercise marchandising.

1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials iii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Lll^v Those that inhabit excelse plants.

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Excelse,..high, lofty, &c.

1775 in J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang.

B. n.

[translating Latin excelsum.] A ‘high place’. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > high position > [noun] > high place or part

highnesseOE

highOE

altitude?a1475

haut1502

excelse1610

1520 Chron. Eng. ii. f. 18/2 Jonathan son to Osyas..toke not away excelsa as other dyde.]

1610 Bible (Douay) II. Isa. xvi. 12 Moab hath laboured for his excelses [1611 the high place].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	excelse
释义	† excelseadj.n. Etymology: < Latin excelsus high, lofty, participial adjective of excellĕre : see excel v. Obsolete. A. adj. Lofty, high; rare in lit. sense; figurative of high rank, character, or quality. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > [adjective] higheOE drightlikeOE highlyOE drightfula1225 prouda1275 principalc1385 solemna1387 gentlec1390 high and mighty1400 imperial?c1400 royalc1405 kinglyc1425 sublimatec1425 lordfulc1429 lordlyc1440 assumpt1447 raiseda1450 haught1470 kinglikec1485 lordlike1488 triumphant1494 greatlya1500 princely?a1510 supereminent1531 princelike1532 lofta1547 lofty1548 regal1561 supernal1562 haughty1563 excelse1569 queen-like?1571 majestical1578 erecteda1586 augustious1591 ennobled1592 imperious1592 enthronized1593 august1594 high-born1598 sublimed1602 jovial1604 majestic1606 enthroned1609 starred1615 exalted1623 majestuous1633 reared1638 sublimary1655 majestative1656 kingrik1663 superb1663 grand1673 celse1708 stilted1744 canonized1790 queenly1791 apotheosized1794 princified1857 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > great or considerable higheOE steepOE heaven-highOE highlyOE brentc1400 hightc1480 hichty1513 procere1542 tall1548 spiringa1552 towereda1552 tower-like1552 upstretched1563 airy1565 excelse1569 haughty1570 topless1589 lofty1590 procerous1599 kiss-sky1603 skyish1604 topful?1611 aspiringc1620 sky-high1622 hiddy1632 tiptoed1632 sublime1635 towering1638 soaring1687 mountain high1693 clamberinga1717 skied1730 towery1731 pyramidic1740 skyey1750 skyward1792 skyscraping1797 exulting1798 high-reaching1827 steepling1892 high-rise1964 hi1972 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 390 Besechyng his excelse, high, and adorant Maiestie, that he woulde witsafe to graunt him this or that. 1598 B. Yong tr. J. de Montemayor Diana 48 Any beautie..Though it be neuer so excelse. 1651 J. Howell S.P.Q.V. 116 Most excelse and victorious Prince. 1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso 293 They..did chiefly wonder, that the prime Senators of so excelse a Commonwealth did freely exercise marchandising. 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials iii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Lll^v Those that inhabit excelse plants. 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Excelse,..high, lofty, &c. 1775 in J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. B. n. [translating Latin excelsum.] A ‘high place’. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > [noun] > high place or part highnesseOE highOE altitude?a1475 haut1502 excelse1610 1520 Chron. Eng. ii. f. 18/2 Jonathan son to Osyas..toke not away excelsa as other dyde.] 1610 Bible (Douay) II. Isa. xvi. 12 Moab hath laboured for his excelses [1611 the high place]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.n.1569
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