exultation

2 definitions found

exultation - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Exultation \Ex`ul*ta"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. exsultatio: cf. F.
     exultation.]
     The act of exulting; lively joy at success or victory, or at
     any advantage gained; rapturous delight; triumph.
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           His bosom swelled with exultation.       --Prescott.
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exultation - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  exultation
      n 1: a feeling of extreme joy [syn: exultation, jubilance,
           jubilancy, jubilation]
      2: the utterance of sounds expressing great joy [syn:
         exultation, rejoicing, jubilation]