superexalt

English

Etymology

From super- +‎ exalt.

Pronunciation

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Verb

superexalt (third-person singular simple present superexalts, present participle superexalting, simple past and past participle superexalted)

1. (transitive) To exalt to a superior degree; to exalt above others.
   • a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number). An Exposition on the Creed”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:

     And because our Saviour was obedient unto death, even the death of the cross, therefore did God superexalt him above all dignity and power in heaven and earth

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “superexalt”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)