Rejoiced

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

  Rejoice \Re*joice"\ (r[-e]*jois"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
     {Rejoiced} (-joist"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rejoicing}
     (-joi"s?ng).] [OE. rejoissen, OF. resjouir, resjoir, F.
     r['e]jouir; pref. re- re- + OF. esjouir, esjoir, F.
     ['e]jouir, to rejoice; pref. es- (L. ex-) + OF. jouir, joir,
     F. jouir, from L. gaudere to rejoice. See {Joy}.]


     To feel joy; to experience gladness in a high degree; to have
     pleasurable satisfaction; to be delighted. "O, rejoice beyond
     a common joy." --Shak.
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           I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy. --Ps. xxxi. 7.
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     Syn: Syn. To delight; joy; exult; triumph.
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