Alt mode exaltation

Alt mode exaltation is a reward the Functionist Council extends to Cybertronians who have performed acts that benefit the glory of PrimusCouncil's goals. Presumably it involves the alt mode in question being considered especially favored in the eyes of Primus, or at least that it should be "appropriately venerated" by the hoi polli.

Fiction

IDW Generation 1 continuity

The Functionist Universe

Sweep, a lowly janitorial bot, was declared to be alt mode exalted by One-of-Twelve after discovering that the previously-unknown purpose of Rung, held captive by the Functionist Council for being "useless" and, thus, a focus of anti-Functionst sentiment, was to produce photonic crystals. Predestination: An Expert's Guide