Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To feel joyful; be delighted.
- intransitive verb To feel joyful about (something).
- intransitive verb Archaic To fill with joy; gladden.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To make joyful; gladden; animate with lively and pleasurable sensations; exhilarate.
- To enjoy; have the fruition of.
- To feel joy on account of.
- To experience joy and gladness in a high degree; be exhilarated with lively and pleasurable sensations; be joyful; feel joy; exult: followed by at or in, formerly by of, or by a subordinate clause.
- noun The act of rejoicing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To feel joy; to experience gladness in a high degree; to have pleasurable satisfaction; to be delighted.
- noun The act of rejoicing.
- transitive verb obsolete To enjoy.
- transitive verb To give joi to; to make joyful; to gladden.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb feel happiness or joy
- verb to express great joy
- verb be ecstatic with joy
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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One week later, fans can again rejoice with the release of The Elephant Man!
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Then they would walk in the light of His countenance indeed, and 'in His name rejoice all the day, and in His righteousness for ever be exalted.'
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His sufferings [De Wette, Stier, Alford, &c.]; that is, "Be not carried off your feet by all this grandeur of Mine, but bear in mind what I have already told you, and now distinctly repeat, that that Sun in whose beams ye now rejoice is soon to set in midnight gloom."
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They will be happy, "for the Lord will again rejoice over them for good, as He rejoiced over their fathers."
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: "Be not carried off your feet by the grandeur you have lately seen in Me, but remember what I have told you, and now tell you again, that that Sun in whose beams ye now rejoice is soon to set in midnight gloom."
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To prevent them from supposing that the service to which he calls them is grievous, he teaches them by the word rejoice how pleasant and desirable it is, since it furnishes matter of true gladness.
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To prevent them from supposing that the service to which he calls them is grievous, he teaches them by the word rejoice how pleasant and desirable it is, since it furnishes matter of true gladness.
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The fuller knowledge of His friendly greatness leads to joy in Him which makes the spirit bound as in a dance -- for such is the meaning of the word 'rejoice' -- and which yet is calm and deep.
Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke Alexander Maclaren 1868
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13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Devotional Stories for Women Susan M. Heim 2009
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An amusing piece of Through the Looking-Glass:
"What sort of insects do you rejoice in, where you come from?" the Gnat inquired. ("I don't rejoice in insects at all," Alice explained, "because I'm rather afraid of them—")
July 18, 2008