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Exultation definition

ĕksəl-tāshən, ĕgzəl-
Exultation is defined as rejoicing or giving praise.

An example of exultation is singing songs of worship to God.

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The act or condition of rejoicing greatly.
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The act of exulting; rejoicing; jubilation; triumph.
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The act of exulting; lively joy at success or victory, or at any advantage gained; rapturous delight; triumph.
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Noun

Singular:
exultation
Plural:
exultations

Origin of exultation

  • From Old French exultacion, from Latin exsultatio

    From Wiktionary

Exultation Sentence Examples

  • On the other hand, neither was there any exultation after their victory.

  • What fierce exultation, sensual, almost erotic, in violating the virginity of a cave!

  • The tarpaulin, bulged up in the center, seemed to be suppressing triumphant exultation.

  • There were no manifestations of triumph or exultation on the part of the victors, the lot of the vanquished was made as easy as possible, and after a short time the armies melted into the mass of the people without disturbance or disorder.

  • But proportionate to his exultation in this first recognition of his merit was the depth of his mortification and the height of his indignation at the result of the second competition.

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