excelsus adj. with comp. and sup.
P. of excello,
elevated, lofty, high
: locus, T.: mons, Cs.: vertex montis,
V.: signum: in excelsiore loco: cornu excelsius,
Cs.: mons excelsissimus,
Cs.—As subst
n., a height
: simulacrum in excelso conlocare: ab excelso,
O.—Fig.,
high, lofty, distinguished, excellent, noble
: te natura excelsum genuit: animus: gloria,
Ta.: orator quodam modo excelsior: excelsissima sedes
dignitatis.—As subst
n., an elevated station
: in excelso aetatem agere, S.: excelsa sperare, L.