victory

4 definitions found

victory - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Victory \Vic"to*ry\, n.; pl. Victories. [OE. victorie, OF.
     victorie, victoire, F. victoire, L. victoria. See Victor.]
     The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any
     contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or
     competition; conquest; triumph; -- the opposite of defeat.
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           Death is swallowed up in victory.        --1 Cor. xv.
                                                    54.
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           God on our side, doubt not of victory.   --Shak.
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           Victory may be honorable to the arms, but shameful to
           the counsels, of a nation.               --Bolingbroke.
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victory - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  victory
      n 1: a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow
           victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's
           victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the
           agreement was a triumph for common sense" [syn: victory,
           triumph] [ant: defeat, licking]

victory - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Victory, NY (village, FIPS 77431)
    Location: 43.09355 N, 73.59237 W
    Population (1990): 581 (213 housing units)
    Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Victory, WI
    Zip code(s): 54624

victory - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "victory":
     accomplishment, advantage, command, conquest, control, crushing,
     dominion, fortunate outcome, go, mastery, overcoming, prosperity,
     prosperous issue, quelling, subjugation, success, superiority,
     supremacy, triumph, upper hand, walkaway, walkover, whip hand, win,
     winning