exaltation

名词 exaltation:

1. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion- Charles Dickens
   同义词：ecstasy, rapture, transport, raptus
2. the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence
3. a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead)
4. the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
   同义词：deification, apotheosis

1. It's potential for good or evil, now and in the years of our lives, smothers exaltations and converts vanity to prayer.
   在现在和我们过去的生活中，它都是一柄双刃剑，会使人越来越窒息、也会使人由空虚变得有信仰。