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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Examples from the Web for exultation

He remembered his exultation as the two brothers walked together among bluebells.
The Odd Story of C.S. Lewis, an Extremely Odd Man|A.N. Wilson|March 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There are moments of exultation and frustration, of nail-biting anxiety, and the normal banter that characterizes any workplace.
JFK’s Secret White House Recordings Unveiled|Ted Widmer|September 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
No great roars of joy or exultation sounded off up and down the Mall.
No More Mr. Eloquent|Simon Schama|January 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST
A slight pang of remorse was succeeded by a little glow of exultation.
A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed.|William Chauncey Bartlett

He felt a lightness of heart, an exultation of spirit, he had not known for years.
The Threatening Eye|Edward Frederick Knight
The wind and the hour were propitious, and no sensation of alarm disturbed the exultation of that happy moment.
The Wing-and-Wing|J. Fenimore Cooper
Rowland noted it with exultation, but even without it he would have broken into an eager protest.
Roderick Hudson|Henry James
The joy, the exultation of that moment, outbalanced a life of common happiness.
Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa|Joel Tyler Headley and William Fletcher Johnson

Word Origin and History for 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."