Exultation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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