which occurs sometimes in church hymns, especially

those of praise. The form “excelsis” is the dative or

ablative plural of the word for “highest”; for example:

“Gloria in excelsis Deo” means “Glory in the highest to God”

Hope this helps.

The only way Europeans could identify Jews as a group was by their language. Since they had very little contact with other Arabic speaking peoples, they were able to use the Hebrew language in order to identify Jews and relegate them to Hitler’s sub-human race. According to Professor S. D. Goitein, “the word ‘Semitic’ was coined by an l8th-century German scholar, concerned with linguistics. The idea of a Semitic race was invented and cultivated in particular in order to emphasize the inalterable otherness and alien character of the Jews living in Europe.” Another eminent Arabist, Bernard Lewis, dates the invention of the term “anti-Semitism” to 1862, although “the racial ideology that gave rise to it was already well established in the early 19th century. Instead of — or as well as — an unbeliever … the Jew was now labeled as a member of an alien and inferior race… ” Medieval Christianity portrays the Jews as a cunning, scheming, diabolical bunch who are capable of rejecting Jesus although deep down, in their heart of hearts, they believe in him and have conspired to make sure that every other Jew rejects him. Only the Devil is capable of this dastardly deed. In other words, although the Devil knows the truth and believes in God, he rejects Him and seduces others to do the same. This personification of the Jew as the Devil (John 8:44) is as old as Christianity itself and things haven’t changed much. .

I can’t find any definition, or even usage, of “excelsius”, except in proper names.

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what does the excelsius mean i need the definition please?

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ime not sure my brain not working but i looked in a online dictionary it didnt mean anything

i thought it something to do with temperature