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 : simulacrumin 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.