elatio

elatio
ēlātĭo, ōnis, f. [1. effero], a carrying out.
I.
Lit. (post-class.): FERRI, Inscr. Fratr. Arval. ap. Marin. 43 and 402.—
B.
In partic.
1.
A carrying to the grave, a burial:

mortui,

 Dig. 11, 7, 14, § 3.—
2.
A lifting or raising up:

onerum,

 Vitr. 8, 10:

maris,

 i. e. high waves, Vulg. Psa. 92, 6. —
II.
Trop. (class.).
A.
A being carried away or hurried along; transport, passion:

laetitia quasi gestientis animi elatio voluptaria,

 Cic. Fin. 3, 10 fin. (cf.: efferri laetitiā, under effero, II. B.).—
B.
Exaltation, elevation:

elatio et magnitudo animi,

 Cic. Off. 1, 19, 64; cf.:

elatio atque altitudo orationis,

 id. Brut. 17, 66:

parium autem comparatio nec elationem habet nec submissionem,

 id. Top. 18, 71.—
C.
Self-exaltation, pride, elation (cf.:

superbia, insolentia, arrogantia, vanitas, fastus, fastidium),

 Ambros. Psa. 4, 8; Serm. 17, 36 fin.; Arn. 2, 63; Vulg. 2 Macc. 5, 21.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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