Rejoice: meaning, definitions and examples
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rejoice
[ rษชหdสษษชs ]
intransitive
feel or show great joy or delight
Synonyms
be delighted, be happy, celebrate
Examples of usage
- he rejoiced when he heard the good news
- we rejoiced at the thought of seeing her again
formal
the action or process of rejoicing
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- the rejoicing of the people was evident in the streets
- there was much rejoicing at the successful outcome
Translations
Translations of the word "rejoice" in other languages:
๐ต๐น alegrar-se
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคจเคเคฆเคฟเคค เคนเฅเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช sich freuen
๐ฎ๐ฉ bersukacita
๐บ๐ฆ ัะฐะดััะธ
๐ต๐ฑ cieszyฤ siฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ๅใถ (yorokobu)
๐ซ๐ท se rรฉjouir
๐ช๐ธ regocijarse
๐น๐ท sevinmek
๐ฐ๐ท ๊ธฐ๋ปํ๋ค (gippeohada)
๐ธ๐ฆ ููุฑุญ
๐จ๐ฟ radovat se
๐ธ๐ฐ radovaลฅ sa
๐จ๐ณ ๅๆฆ (xวyuรจ)
๐ธ๐ฎ veseliti se
๐ฎ๐ธ gleรฐjast
๐ฐ๐ฟ าัะฐะฝั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแฎแแ แแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ sevinmษk
๐ฒ๐ฝ regocijarse
Word origin
The word 'rejoice' originated from Middle English 'rejoisen', from Old French 'rejouir', based on Latin 're-' (expressing intensive force) + 'gaudere' (to rejoice). The sense of 'feel joy' dates back to the late 14th century.
See also: enjoy, joy, joyful, joyfully, joyfulness, joylessly, joyous, overjoyed, unjoyfully.