"exaltment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: exaltments [plural]
Etymology: exalt + -ment Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|exalt|ment}} exalt + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} exaltment (usually uncountable, plural exaltments)
  1. (obsolete) exaltation Tags: obsolete, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-exaltment-en-noun-SXVBn~VG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment

Inflected forms

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