exultation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌɛɡzʌlˈteɪʃən/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English exultacion, from Old French exultacion, from Latin exsultātiō, exsultātiōnem.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of exulting; great joy at success or victory, or at any advantage gained; rapturous delight
You will experience the fun of life — the magic, the celebration, the exhilaration, and the exultation of your own spirit.
1994, Deepak Chopra, “The Law of Detachment”, in The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, New World Library, →ISBN, page 87:Strange that this idea carried with it something of exultation! so much does the pride of man rejoice in aught that marks him from his fellows, and little does it seem to matter whether that mark be for good or for evil.
1832, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Heath's Book of Beauty, 1833, The Talisman, pages 65–66:
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(collective, countable) Synonym of exaltation (“A flock of doves, larks or skylarks”)
Oh, look, our mam, there's a wisp of snipe and an exultation of skylarks flying over that clouder of cats!
2001, Gervase Phinn, Over Hill and Dale, Penguin Books Limited:An exultation of larks rose from the fen itself.
1983, Robert Nye, Three Tales: Beowulf, Taliesin, Wishing Gold, Hamilton, page 42:On the ground in front of the barn, an exultation of Skylarks was feeding industriously
2016, Steve Burrows, A Pitying of Doves: A Birder Murder Mystery:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| exultations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
exaltation · jubilation · triumph
Translations (25)
pt exultação (lively joy at success or victory) · ru восто́рг (lively joy at success or victory) · mi whāwhāpū (lively joy at success or victory) · ja 快哉 (lively joy at success or victory) · la exsultātiō (lively joy at success or victory) · fi voitonriemu (lively joy at success or victory) · de Jubel (lively joy at success or victory) · ru торжество́ (lively joy at success or victory) · grc ἀγαλλίασις (lively joy at success or victory) · tr sevinç (lively joy at success or victory) · pl uniesienie (lively joy at success or victory) · pl radość (lively joy at success or victory) · ja 狂喜 (lively joy at success or victory) · fr exultation (lively joy at success or victory) · el αγαλλίαση (lively joy at success or victory) · mi manahau (lively joy at success or victory) · es exultación (lively joy at success or victory) · cmn 歡騰 /欢腾 (lively joy at success or victory) · ga mórtas (lively joy at success or victory) · ca exultació (lively joy at success or victory) · bg ликуване (lively joy at success or victory) · ro exultație (lively joy at success or victory) · te మురిపము (lively joy at success or victory) · ru ликова́ние (lively joy at success or victory) · cmn 大喜 (lively joy at success or victory)