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/rɪdʒˈɔɪsɪŋ/ Listen

verb

Rejoice v. t.

To enjoy. (Obs.)

To give joy to; to make joyful; to gladden. "I me rejoysed of my liberty." "While she, great saint, rejoices heaven." "Were he (Cain) alive, it would rejoice his soul to see what mischief it had made."

Synonyms: To please; cheer; exhilarate; delight.

Rejoice v. i. (past & past part. rejoiced; pres. part. rejoicing) To feel joy; to experience gladness in a high degree; to have pleasurable satisfaction; to be delighted. "O, rejoice beyond a common joy." "I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy."

Synonyms: Syn. To delight; joy; exult; triumph.

noun

Rejoicing n.

Joy; gladness; delight. "We should particularly express our rejoicing by love and charity to our neighbors."

The expression of joy or gladness. "The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous."

That which causes to rejoice; occasion of joy. "Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage forever, for they are the rejoicing of my heart."

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Etymology of 'Rejoicing'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Rejoicing" Quotes from Famous Books

... new Inca, and imploring protection.[FN5] Ollantay received him with the greatest kindness and hospitality. In a few days Ollantay and his people celebrated the Raymi or great festival of the sun with much rejoicing and drinking. Rumi-naui pretended to join in the festivities, but when most of them were wrapped in drunken sleep, he opened the gates, let in his own men, ...

— Apu Ollantay - A Drama of the Time of the Incas • Sir Clements R. Markham

... shall part from me, Nor I from him abide; Let these poor limbs in earth find rest! I'll live like Love within his breast, Rejoicing that ...

— Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 439 - Volume 17, New Series, May 29, 1852 • Various

... word of his father's trouble—they are needed today more than then—men who meet calamity with a smile and are pleased at sight of obstacles, knowing they can overcome them. Augustine Birrell has written, "Macaulay always went his sublime way rejoicing like a strong man to run a race, knowing full well that he could give anybody five yards in fifty ...

— Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 5 (of 14) • Elbert Hubbard

... richest treasures, Objects of delicious pleasures! You my eyes rejoicing please, You my hands in rapture seize! Brilliant wits and musing sages, Lights who beamed through many ages! Left to your conscious leaves their story, And dared to trust you with their glory; And now their hope of fame achieved, ...

— The World's Best Poetry -- Volume 10 • Various

... overjoyed they would all be to see me again—to know that I was not dead after all! What a welcome I should receive! How Nina would nestle into my arms; how my little child would cling to me; how Guido would clasp me by the hand! I smiled as I pictured the scene of rejoicing at the dear old villa—the happy home sanctified by perfect friendship ...

— Vendetta - A Story of One Forgotten • Marie Corelli

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