Oh my word Exalt, Exult

When India is said to be a secular state, it does not mean that we as a people reject the reality of an unseen spirit or the relevance of religions to life or that we exalt irreligion. It does not mean that secularism itself becomes a positive religion or that the state assumes divine prerogatives.” – Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

You will exult when you are joyful. You will strive for exaltation by exploring aspects of soul and your spiritual life. Sportspersons exult when they win: tennis player may throw the racquet in the air, cricketer may kiss the ground.You may reach an exalted position with your hard work or luck or both.

Exalt means make somebody higher in rank or position or elevating someone in a hierarchical set up; exalt also means to praise someone or something. Political followers or chamchas exalt their bosses. Political pundits are wondering who would be removed from the Cabinet by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and who among the MPs and junior ministers would be exalted.

Pranab Mukherjee was exalted to the position of President of India by the Congress party in which he was the senior most.Exalt is a verb but exalted is an adjective. Like politicians aspiring to become the Prime Minister of the country, bureaucrats aspire to achieve the exalted position of Cabinet Secretary. His behavior changed after he assumed the exalted position.

Exaltation means a state of spiritual delight. Exalted saints could be seen at kumbh melas in the country. Exaltation is the state of elation. Spiritual practitioners aim for exaltation; materialists also but in a different way: deriving exaltation from assets, wealth, offspring… “Every child in the town of Savathi knew the name of the exalted Buddha, and every house was prepared to fill the alms-dishes of the silent beggars who were Gotama’s disciples.” –Siddharatha by Hermann Hesse

Exult means getting happiness from something; celebrating something with great happiness; rejoicing greatly; exultant is an adjective; exultantly is an adverb and exultation is a noun meaning great happiness or rejoicing. I exulted when I got the job of my choice. They went out to dine in a sought-after restaurant because they were exult at the promotion of his father in the bank, “Ramon’s lawyer was exultant. Ramon was as serene as before; his fellow conspirators suddenly appeared utterly exhausted.”

By: V S Naipaul