in excelsisadv.

Brit.

/ˌɪn ɛkˈsɛlsɪs/, U.S.

/ˌɪn ˌɛkˈsɛlsᵻs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin in excelsis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin in excelsis (Vulgate) < classical Latin in in prep. + excelsīs , ablative plural of excelsum high ground, high position, loftiness, height, use as noun of neuter of excelsus excelse adj.

Originally in Christian use: the highest; in the highest heavens. In later use chiefly: to the highest possible degree.

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c1475 (a1449) J. Lydgate Interp. & Virtues Mass l. 303 in Minor Poems (1911) i. 100 Where Seraphyn sang..aftyr that Osanna, Hygh in excelsis, tofore the mageste.

a1500 in C. Brown Relig. Lyrics 15th Cent. (1939) 74 (MED) Hyr sete is sett sempeternall In excelsis so celsitude.

1602 W. Watson Decacordon Ten Quodlibeticall Questions i. 21 Though to vs vnknowne to be of the same church triumphant in excelsis.

1729 S. Johnson Scripture-doctrine of Christ's Divinity 16 The Son; who was supposed by them..to be let down, as it were, to the Creatures, while the Father remain'd in excelsis.

1857 R. W. Bird (title) Dacoitee in excelsis: or, the spoliation of Oude, by the East India Company, faithfully recounted with notes.

1882 Athenæum 23 Dec. 854 It is an uncritical guide-book in excelsis.

1927 Melody Maker Sept. 923/3 By all means strive to become a Frankie Trumbauer, or a Jimmy Dorsey, for that is musicianship and style in excelsis.

1965 New Statesman 30 Apr. 690/1 Tchaikovsky is the Victorian Artist in excelsis, grand, noble, compassionate.

2003 Church Times 13 June 36/2 Claire Price as Agnes—the long suffering wife in excelsis.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	in excelsis
释义	in excelsisadv. Brit. /ˌɪn ɛkˈsɛlsɪs/, U.S. /ˌɪn ˌɛkˈsɛlsᵻs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin in excelsis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin in excelsis (Vulgate) < classical Latin in in prep. + excelsīs , ablative plural of excelsum high ground, high position, loftiness, height, use as noun of neuter of excelsus excelse adj. Originally in Christian use: the highest; in the highest heavens. In later use chiefly: to the highest possible degree. ΚΠ c1475 (a1449) J. Lydgate Interp. & Virtues Mass l. 303 in Minor Poems (1911) i. 100 Where Seraphyn sang..aftyr that Osanna, Hygh in excelsis, tofore the mageste. a1500 in C. Brown Relig. Lyrics 15th Cent. (1939) 74 (MED) Hyr sete is sett sempeternall In excelsis so celsitude. 1602 W. Watson Decacordon Ten Quodlibeticall Questions i. 21 Though to vs vnknowne to be of the same church triumphant in excelsis. 1729 S. Johnson Scripture-doctrine of Christ's Divinity 16 The Son; who was supposed by them..to be let down, as it were, to the Creatures, while the Father remain'd in excelsis. 1857 R. W. Bird (title) Dacoitee in excelsis: or, the spoliation of Oude, by the East India Company, faithfully recounted with notes. 1882 Athenæum 23 Dec. 854 It is an uncritical guide-book in excelsis. 1927 Melody Maker Sept. 923/3 By all means strive to become a Frankie Trumbauer, or a Jimmy Dorsey, for that is musicianship and style in excelsis. 1965 New Statesman 30 Apr. 690/1 Tchaikovsky is the Victorian Artist in excelsis, grand, noble, compassionate. 2003 Church Times 13 June 36/2 Claire Price as Agnes—the long suffering wife in excelsis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.c1475
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