Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Defeat of an enemy or opponent.
- n. Success in a struggle against difficulties or an obstacle.
- n. The state of having triumphed.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The defeat or overcoming of an antagonist in a contest or an enemy in battle; triumph.
- n. The advantage or superiority gained in any contest, as over passions, or over temptations, or in any moral or spiritual struggle.
- n. A female deity of the Greeks and Romans, the personification of success in battle or in any active struggle. She is represented as a winged woman, often bearing as attributes a palm-branch and laurel crown, or a trumpet. The subject is a very frequent one in ancient art, from some of the noblest of antique sculpture down to vase-paintings and figurines. Among the most notable examples are the reliefs from the balustrade of the temple of Wingless Victory at Athens, one of which is the well-known figure entitled “Victory Loosing her Sandal,” and the magnificent statue called the “Victory of Samothrace,” a Greek original of the fourth century B. C, attributed to the school of Scopas, found in the island of Samothrace, where it stood on a pedestal representing the prow of a trireme, and now one of the chief ornaments of the Louvre Museum. See
Nike , cut in next column, and cut underPeloponnesian .
Wiktionary
- n. The state of having won a competition or battle.
- v. To achieve a victory
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or competition; conquest; triumph; -- the opposite of
defeat .
WordNet 3.0
- n. a successful ending of a struggle or contest
Etymologies
- Middle English, from Old French victorie, from Latin victōria, from victor, victor; see victor.
Examples
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“Yes," he murmured, "thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory -- _the victory_ -- victory!”
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“I'm confident that we can use the word victory right now, which obviously sounds very good for the first elected Asian mayor of the city," Mr. Lee said to reporters in City Hall.”
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“In teh end, a McCain victory is a loss for all Americans.”
“It's rather interesting here, Lou, that the term victory has changed meaning.”
“With Beckham, who arrived in 2007, Irish striker Robbie Keane and Donovan in the squad, the side has three 'designated players' paid above salary cap restrictions and anything less than a title victory would have been deemed a failure.”
“The Galaxy deserved the victory after dominating the contest to secure a title victory that validates the franchise's lucrative investment in a star-studded roster.”
“Gary Speed front row, second right made his professional debut for Leeds United in 1988 and four years later played a key role in their title victory as part of a midfield that also comprised Gordon Strachan, Gary McAllister and David Batty”
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