Meaning of EXULT
| Pronunciation: | | ig'zult
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- [v] to express great joy; "As if the sea, and sky, and earth, rejoiced with new-born liberty." Shelley
- [v] feel extreme happiness or elation
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| | Synonyms: | | be on cloud nine, jubilate, jump for joy, rejoice, triumph, walk on air |
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| | See Also: | | cheer, cheer up, chirk up, glory, joy, rejoice, revel, triumph, wallow | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ex*ult"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Exulted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Exulting}.] [L. exultare, exsultare, exultatum, exsultatum,
to leap vigorously, to exult, intens. fr. exsilire to spring
out or up; ex out + salire to spring, leap: cf. F. exulter.
See {Salient}.]
To be in high spirits; figuratively, to leap for joy; to
rejoice in triumph or exceedingly; to triumph; as, an
exulting heart. ``An exulting countenance.'' --Bancroft.
The dumb shall sing, the lame his crutch forego, And
leap exulting like the bounding roe. --Pope.
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| | Related Terms: | | be proud of, boast, brag, caper, caracole, carol, celebrate, chirp, chirrup, clap hands, crow, crow over, dance, delight, exult in, frisk, frolic, gambol, gloat, gloat over, glory, glory in, joy, jubilate, lilt, make merry, rejoice, revel, rollick, romp, show off, sing, skip, skip for joy, take pride in, triumph, whistle |
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