The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.
That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station.
The raising of the host—representing Christ’s body—in a mass or Holy Communion service.
The angle which the gnomon makes with the substylar line.
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 of sight; distinguished from direction.
The condition of being or feeling elevated; heightened; exaltation.
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.
A hill is an elevation of the ground.
The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude.
The measured vertical distance from the peak of a mountain or hill to its bordering lowlands.
The act of promoting or encouraging something.
The act of fostering another's child as if it were one's own.
The act of caring for another human being or animal.
The condition of being the foster child.