jubilate
to show or feel great joy; rejoice; exult.
to celebrate a jubilee or joyful occasion.
Origin of jubilate
1Other words from jubilate
- ju·bi·la·to·ry [joo-buh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈdʒu bə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective
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Other definitions for Jubilate (2 of 2)
Also called Jubilate Sunday. the third Sunday after Easter: so called from the first word of the 65th Psalm in the Vulgate, which is used as the introit.
a musical setting of this psalm.
Origin of Jubilate
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How to use jubilate in a sentence
The meadow lark, tilting upon the topmost tip of the highest pine, sings to the sky a jubilate in three pure syllables.
Mariposilla | Mary Stewart DaggettSo you do not wonder, I fancy, that Charlie's letter should be such a jubilate.
The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe | Amanda Minnie DouglasI waited until the jubilate was ended and then went in to bid good-bye to my friends.
The Ninth Vibration And Other Stories | L. Adams BeckWhy do our hearts sing jubilate when we meet a friend for the first time?
Summer Cruising in the South Seas | Charles Warren StoddardIn 1552 the jubilate was inserted without any restriction as to how often it should take the place of the Benedictus.
British Dictionary definitions for jubilate (1 of 2)
/ (ˈdʒuːbɪˌleɪt) /
to have or express great joy; rejoice
to celebrate a jubilee
Origin of jubilate
1British Dictionary definitions for Jubilate (2 of 2)
/ (ˌdʒuːbɪˈlɑːtɪ) /
RC Church Church of England the 100th psalm used as a canticle in the liturgy
a musical setting of this psalm
Origin of Jubilate
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