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Respect vs Exaltation - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between respect and exaltation

is that respect is an attitude of consideration or high regard while exaltation is the act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation.

As a verb respect

is to have respect for.

As an interjection respect

is hello, hi.

respect

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) an attitude of consideration or high
    • He is an intellectual giant, and I have great respect for him.
    we do respect people for their dignity and worth.
  • (uncountable) good opinion, honor, or admiration
  • (uncountable, always plural) Polite greetings, often offered as condolences after a death.
    • The mourners paid their last respects to the deceased poet.
  • (countable) a particular aspect of something
    • This year's model is superior to last year's in several respects .

    Usage notes

    * Adjectives often applied to "respect": great, high, utmost, absolute

    Synonyms

    * (attitude of consideration) deference, consideration, regard, fealty * (good opinion) admiration, esteem, reverence, regard, recognition, veneration, honor * * (aspect) aspect, facet, face, side, dimension

    Antonyms

    * disrespect (note: also has verb meaning) * contempt * disdain * scorn * contumely * irreverence * disparagement

    Derived terms

    * final respects * in many respects * last respects * with respect to

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to have respect for.
    • She is an intellectual giant, and I respect her greatly.
  • to have regard for something, to observe a custom, practice, rule or right
    • I respect your right to hold that belief, although I think it is nonsense.
  • to abide by an agreement.
    • They failed to respect the treaty they had signed, and invaded.
  • To take notice of; to regard as worthy of special consideration; to heed.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Thou respectest not spilling Edward's blood.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • In orchards and gardens, we do not so much respect beauty as variety of ground for fruits, trees, and herbs.
  • To relate to; to be concerned with.
  • * J. Lee
    • Glandulation respects the secretory vessels, which are either glandules, follicles, or utricles.
  • (obsolete) To regard; to consider; to deem.
  • * Ben Jonson
    • To whom my father gave this name of Gaspar, / And as his own respected him to death.
  • (obsolete) To look toward; to face.
  • * Sir Thomas Browne
    • Palladius adviseth, the front of his house should so respect the South

    Antonyms

    * dis * disrespect

    Usage notes

    It is possible that a confusion between the different meanings of respect affects the attitudes of people and organizations. For example: * The freedom of religion implies that we must respect protect the right of anyone to believe whatever they wish, to act within the law in accordance with their beliefs, and not to be discriminated against on account of their beliefs. :* Changes in the use of the word respect seems to have shifted our attitudes towards the quite different notion that we must behave respectfully politely towards their beliefs, and not criticize them. :* This is a restriction on freedom of speech, and is inherently hypocritical—anyone with any view on religion must necessarily believe that those who believe differently are deluded, although their rights must be respected observed. The distinction between the two meanings can be shown by paraphrasing Voltaire: "I totally disrespect what you say, but absolutely respect your right to say it. "

    Derived terms

    * respectability * respectable * respected * respectful * disrespect (note: also has noun meaning)

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (Jamaica) hello, hi

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    exaltation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation.
  • The refinement or subtilization of a body, or the increasing of its virtue or principal property.
  • (astrology) That placement of a planet in the zodiac in which it is deemed to exert its strongest influence.
  • *1978 , (Lawrence Durrell), Livia'', Faber & Faber 1992 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 483:
  • *:He often stood there in a muse until dusk fell, and then darkness, while once in a while the moon, ‘in her exaltation ’ as the astrologers say, rose to remind him that such worldly musings meant nothing to the hostile universe without.
  • (rare) The collective noun for larks.
  • * 1989 , Ronald K. Siegel, Intoxication: The Universal Drive for Mind-Altering Substances , Park Street Press (2009), ISBN 1594770697, page 192:
    • In a sense, the editorial cartoons were correct when they suggested that an exaltation of larks can fly under the influence into an aspect of vulturous behavior.
  • * 2005 , Lucille Bellucci, Journey from Shanghai , iUniverse (2005), ISBN 0594343732, page 83:
    • “I'd like to think of my father being lifted to God in an exaltation of larks.”
  • * 2005 , Linda Bird Francke, On the Road with Francis of Assisi: A Timeless Journey Through Umbria and Tuscany, and Beyond , Random House (2006), ISBN 9780345469663, page 232:
    • It is said that an exaltation of larks, which had assembled on the roof of Francis's hut, suddenly—and inexplicably—took to the air just after sunset, wheeling and singing.
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