exultation

[eg-zuhl-tey-shuh n, ek-suhl-]

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noun

the act of exulting; lively or triumphant joy, as over success or victory.

Also ex·ult·an·cy

[ig-zuhl-tn-see] /ɪgˈzʌl tn si/, ex·ult·ance.

Origin of exultation

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin ex(s)ultātiōn- (stem of ex(s)ultātiō), equivalent to ex(s)ultāt(us) (past participle of ex(s)ultāre to exult) + -iōn- -ion

Related formsnon·ex·ul·ta·tion, nounself-ex·ul·ta·tion, noun

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Related Words for exultance

celebration, delight, elation, exultancy, happiness, jubilance, jubilation, rejoicing, triumph, reveling

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Historical Examples of exultance

But this was a slight vexation in the exultance of her mood.
The Cup of Fury
Rupert Hughes
Forbes felt no longer an exultance at falling in with these people.
What Will People Say?
Rupert Hughes
They felt their bodies sway under the effects of acceleration and exultance filled them.
Wanted--7 Fearless Engineers!
Warner Van Lorne
His chief sensation was one of utter loneliness, mingled with exultance at freedom.
The Rough Road
William John Locke
There was an exultance about his bearing and a keenness like that of a hunting animal catching the fresh scent of game.
Moon-Face and Other Stories
Jack London

Word Origin and History for exultance

exultation

early 15c., from Old French exultacion, from Latin exultationem/exsultationem, noun of action from past participle stem of exultare/exsultare, frequentative of exsilire "leap out or up" (see exult). Notion is of leaping or dancing for joy. An Old English word for it was heahbliss "high bliss."