above the average level; exceptionally gifted; distinguished

to promote someone past intermediate steps; to fast-track someone for a higher position

to free or extricate oneself from a bad situation or tedious environment

to rescue from misery or perdition through religious enlightenment

a state of intense joy, ecstasy, or religious transcendence

(of a Daoist practitioner) to attain immortality and ascend to the celestial realm

to help the soul of a deceased person reach a higher state or obtain release through religious rites