jubilation

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This makes the inward jubilation, the heart as it were to leap for joy.

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  1. noun The act of rejoicing.
  2. noun The condition or feeling of being jubilant.
  3. noun A celebration or other expression of joy.

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  • The relief in Cettinje rose to jubilation, and we all returned to our habitual life. —  The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume II
  • But his jubilation was short-lived For the papers had reported the manner of Doc's disappearance. —  043 - Cold Death
  • With loud jubilation, they begin to load their captured treasure: "One on a ship for me, one on a ship for you ..." —  Boardgame News
  • But instead of jubilation, the younger Castro, who took over as president in 2008, seems to have been preparing Cubans in recent weeks for more hardships as the revolution enters its sixth decade. —  Hispanic Business Magazine
  • Waving and cheering in jubilation, they stretched from the inaugural platform at the U.S. Capitol toward the Lincoln Memorial in the distance. —  Gazette.com :
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elation ·  hilarity ·  exultation ·  gladness ·  glee ·  boo ·  derision ·  revelry ·  thankfulness ·  guffaw ·  chagrin ·  acclamation
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  1. = French jubilation = Spanish jubilacion = Portuguese jubilação = Italian giubilazione, giubbilazione, from Late Latin jubilatio(n-), a shouting for joy, from Latin jubilare, shout for joy: see jubilate.
 

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/dʒubɪˈleɪʃən/
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