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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'

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... interrupted festivities at Daisy Villa, that particular neighbourhood was again the scene of some rejoicing. Standing before the residence of Mr. Barnes were three carriages, drawn in each case by a pair of grey horses. The coachmen and their steeds were similarly adorned with white rosettes. It would have been an insult to the intelligence of the most youthful of the loungers-by to have informed ...

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— The Grammar of English Grammars • Goold Brown

... sufficient to bask in the sunshine, revelling in the free air, rejoicing in the sweetness of my nascent love. We were much together, Basil and I; we walked together, exploring the recesses of the native town, and the ancient citadel, with its memories of British dominion; we lingered in the Soko or native market, crowded with wild creatures from the far interior; we ...

— The Passenger from Calais • Arthur Griffiths

... Christmas present the year before. But Fred knew very well there were any number more of jack-knives where that came from, and that, in order to get a new one, he must dispose of the old; so he made the purchase and came home rejoicing. ...

— Queer Little Folks • Harriet Beecher Stowe

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