triumph

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He wished to have the honor of a triumph (a triumph was a procession in which a victorious general rode in a chariot to the Capitol, preceded and followed by the spoils and prisoners taken in his campaigns), and he also wished to become a candidate for the consulship.

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  1. intransitive verb To be victorious or successful; win.
  2. intransitive verb To rejoice over a success or victory; exult.
  3. intransitive verb To receive honors upon return from a victory in ancient Rome. Used of a general.
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  • The hour of his triumph was at hand, and his long and patient waiting was rewarded at last. —  Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made
  • Behind his triumph was a hint of the vast resources and the slowmoving but unassailable force his uniform represented. —  Greener Than You Think
  • But, in the meantime, the energy and the triumph were all on one side. —  John Knox
  • The little treatises of Alesius had thus done their work, and he himself thought of returning and completing what he had so well begun Sidenote: Arran's Deceit The friends of the Reformation imagined that the hour of their triumph was at hand. —  The Scottish Reformation Its Epochs, Episodes, Leaders, and Distinctive Characteristics
  • But mingled with his triumph was a faint sense of fear that caused him to put many miles between himself and the deep gorge before he stopped for food or rest. —  Black Bruin The Biography of a Bear
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joy ·  victory ·  pride ·  excitement ·  glory ·  passion ·  anger ·  amusement ·  relief ·  laughter

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triumph:   triumphs ·  triumphed
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  1. Middle English triomfen, from Old French triumpher, from Latin triumphāre, from triumphus, triumph, from earlier triumpus, ultimately (probably via Etruscan) from Greek thriambos, hymn to Dionysus.

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  1. from Middle English triumphe, tryumphe, from Old French triumphe, triomphe, French triomphe = Provencal triomfe = Spanish triunfo = Portuguese triumpho = Italian trionfo, triunfo = Dutch triomf, triumf = German triumph = Swedish Dan triumf, triumph (in Old French and Italian also a game of cards so called), from Latin triumphus, Old Latin triumpus, in the earliest use triumpe, triumpe, triumpe, an exclamation used in the solemn processions of the Arval brethren; in classical use a solemn entrance in procession, made by a victorious general (see def.), accompanied by the shout Io triumphe! hence fig. a victory, triumph; = Greek θρίαμβος, the procession at the feast of Bacchus, also a name for Bacchus; ult. origin unknown. Hence trump.
  2. from French triompher = Provencal triomfar = Spanish triunfar = Portuguese triumphar = Italian trionfare, triunfare, from Latin triumphare, from triumphus, a triumph: see triumph, n.
 

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