rise above

: to assume an upright position especially from lying, kneeling, or sitting

: to get up from sleep or from one's bed

: to return from death

: a spot higher than surrounding ground : hilltop

: an upward slope

: an act of rising or a state of being risen: such as

: in the sky : overhead

: in or to heaven

: in or to a higher place

: in or to a higher place than : over

: upriver of

: superior to (as in rank, quality, or degree)

: something that is above

: a person whose name is written above

: a higher authority

: written or discussed higher on the same page or on a preceding page