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 Exalta’tion.Examination. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Exaltation of the Cross.
 
A feast held in the Roman Catholic Church, on September 14th, to commemorate the restoration of the cross to Calvary in 628. It had been carried away by Khosroes the Persian.   1
 


 Exalta’tion.Examination. 

 
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