rejoice

[ri-jois]

verb (used without object)

rejoiced, rejoicing 

1. to be glad; take delight (often followed byin ).

   to rejoice in another's happiness.

   Synonyms: glory, exult, revel

verb (used with object)

rejoiced, rejoicing 

1. to make joyful; gladden.

   a song to rejoice the heart.

rejoice

/ rɪˈdʒɔɪs /

verb

1. to feel or express great joy or happiness

2. archaic,  (tr) to cause to feel joy

Other Word Forms

• rejoiceful adjective
• rejoicer noun
• prerejoice verb (used without object)
• unrejoiced adjective
• rejoicing noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rejoice¹

1275–1325; Middle English rejoicen < Old French rejouiss-, long stem of rejouir, equivalent to re- re- + jouir to rejoice; joy

Word History and Origins

Origin of rejoice¹

C14: from Old French resjoir , from _re- + joir to be glad, from Latin gaudēre to rejoice

Example Sentences

Last year, the Montclair, N.J.-based creative director rejoiced when she agreed to let him arrange a Lego winter village on their mantel.

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Duck lovers, rejoice — the Duck Tamarind is not to be missed.

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“All the days of my life I have seen nothing that rejoiced my heart so much as these things,” the German artist wrote of Cortés’ plunder.

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"He then appeared to rejoice in his actions, having been caught laughing and dancing on footage an hour later."

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In Israel, families of those held hostage in Gaza rejoiced at the news of the ceasefire.

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Related Words

• exult 
• revel