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• n  a feeling of great happiness
• n  the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
• v  feel happiness or joy
• v  to express great joy
• v  be ecstatic with joy
• s  joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
  rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day

• Colombians greeted the news of Rodriguez Gacha's death by rejoicing in the streets.
• To Pope Pius XI in Vatican City, Laetare Sunday last week was especially a day for rejoicing.
• Whether or not Knickerbocker Village was a fitting inspiration for such official rejoicing was last week a red hot sociological question.

• exultation
• jubilation
• rejoice
• joy
• exuberate
• exult
• triumph
• jubilate
• wallow
• exultant
• exulting
• jubilant
• prideful
• triumphal
• triumphant

News & Articles

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• Are domes out and arenas in for NCAA regionals?
  There was much rejoicing in Twitterworld Wednesday morning when ESPN’s Andy Katz reported that the NCAA tournament committee did not want regionals held in domes anymore.
  June 17, 2013 - Sports Illustrated
• Robert Pattinson: Dior And A Whole ‘Lotta’ More
  Dior’s confirmation of Robert Pattinson as the new face of Dior Homme fragrance touched off a general rejoicing this past week.This is only set to increase once the campaign actually lands, so what can we expect? Following Parfum Christian Dior’s announcement that photographs for the print campaign were shot by edgy artist Nan Goldin and the television commercial... Read more » Robert Pattinson ...
  June 16, 2013 - The Inquisitr
• Power returns to Sandy Springs neighborhoods after three dark days
  After three days in the dark, Sandy Springs neighbors are rejoicing – power was fully restored to their area just before 10 p.m. on Saturday.
  June 16, 2013 - CBS 46 News Atlanta

Quotes

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• Ron Dellums in San Jose Mercury News
  In a community where we find ourselves more often than not mourning, we are rejoicing,the suit-clad Dellums tells the grinning teenager and hundreds of other smiling, screaming students.
• Hashemi Rafsanjani in USA Today
  The countries that hoisted the banner of the international campaign against terrorism are today rejoicing over this terrorist act that led to the martyrdom of this great personality,said Rafsanjani, a former president who now heads the...
• Ron Wilson in SI.com
  We're so much farther ahead now than we were at the beginning of the season,Ron Wilson said. "We should be rejoicing in how solid our team is. ...... We were so close to forcing a Game 7, and we didn't, but you walk out of here with your...