English Explanatory Dictionary

in excelsis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. To the highest degree; archetypal, quintessential.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪn ɪkˈsɛlsɪs/ /ˌɪn ɛksˈt͡ʃɛlsɪs/

Word forms

in excelsis

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin in excelsīs (“on high, in the highest”), as in the Gloria.

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