Excelsior, a Latin word meaning "higher", "superior", "lordly", can refer to any of the following: Literature · ?Excelsior? the official motto of New York State, from the state seal. · Excelsior , a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. · Excelsior , a poem by Walt Whitman. · Excelsior , a short story by P. G. Wodehouse. · Excélsior, a newspaper published in Mexico City. Science fiction · USS Excelsior , a starship in Star Trek. · Excelsior-class, a starship class in Star Trek. · Excelsior , in Runaways, a support group for former teenage superheroes. Popular culture · ?Excelsior!? is the catchphrase of: · Stan Lee, who used it at the end of every "Bullpen Bulletins" column in the Marvel Comics · The nerd club residing in "the re