'Rejoicing' definitions:

Definition of 'rejoicing'

From: WordNet
adjective
Joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout" [syn: exultant, exulting, jubilant, prideful, rejoicing, triumphal, triumphant]
noun
A feeling of great happiness
noun
The utterance of sounds expressing great joy [syn: exultation, rejoicing, jubilation]

Definition of 'Rejoicing'

From: GCIDE
  • Rejoicing \Re*joi"cing\ (-s?ng), n.
  • 1. Joy; gladness; delight. [1913 Webster]
  • We should particularly express our rejoicing by love and charity to our neighbors. --R. Nelson. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The expression of joy or gladness. [1913 Webster]
  • The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous. --Ps. cxviii. 15. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. That which causes to rejoice; occasion of joy. [1913 Webster]
  • Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage forever, for they are the rejoicing of my heart. --Ps. cxix. 111. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Rejoicing'

From: GCIDE
  • Rejoice \Re*joice"\ (r[-e]*jois"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rejoiced (-joist"); p. pr. & vb. n. Rejoicing (-joi"s?ng).] [OE. rejoissen, OF. resjouir, resjoir, F. r['e]jouir; pref. re- re- + OF. esjouir, esjoir, F. ['e]jouir, to rejoice; pref. es- (L. ex-) + OF. jouir, joir, F. jouir, from L. gaudere to rejoice. See Joy.] To feel joy; to experience gladness in a high degree; to have pleasurable satisfaction; to be delighted. "O, rejoice beyond a common joy." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy. --Ps. xxxi. 7. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Syn. To delight; joy; exult; triumph. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'rejoicing'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Rejoicing'