10. elevation the lifting of the Eucharistic elements immediately after consecration in the mass.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < AF < L)
Definition of 'Elevation'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)elevation, lift, raising the event of something being raised upward "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"
2. (noun)acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"
3. (noun)elevation, EL, altitude, ALT angular distanceabove the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
4. (noun)natural elevation, elevation a raised or elevated geological formation
5. (noun)elevation distance of something above a referencepoint (such as sea level) "there was snow at the higher elevations"
6. (noun)elevation (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump "a dancer of exceptional elevation"
7. (noun)elevation drawing of an exterior of a structure
8. (noun)aggrandizement, aggrandisement, elevation the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal"
1. (noun)elevation the height of an area of land The lake is at an elevation of about 4215 feet.
2. elevation the process of elevating sth, or the state of being elevated his elevation to head coach
Definition of 'Elevation'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)Elevation the act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; -- said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.; as, the elevation of grain; elevation to a throne; elevation of mind, thoughts, or character
2. (noun)Elevation condition of being elevated; height; exaltation
3. (noun)Elevation that which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station; as, an elevation of the ground; a hill
4. (noun)Elevation the distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a verticalcircle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude; as, the elevation of the pole, or of a star
5. (noun)Elevation the angle which the style makes with the substylar line
6. (noun)Elevation the movement of the axis of a piece in a vertical plane; also, the angle of elevation, that is, the angle between the axis of the piece and the line o/ sight; -- distinguished from direction
7. (noun)Elevation a geometrical projection of a building, or other object, on a plane perpendicular to the horizon; orthographic projection on a vertical plane; -- called by the ancients the orthography
Definition of 'Elevation'
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
1. Elevation The vertical distance of a point or level on or affixed to the surface of the Earth measured from mean sea level. See also altitude.
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