This term denotes physical height or elevation, and metaphorically, exaltation or anything that exalts itself. Paul uses it in Romans' famous declaration that nothing in creation—including height or depth—can separate believers from God's love. In 2 Corinthians, he employs it for every lofty thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, which must be torn down. The word captures both spatial and prideful dimensions of height.