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Grammar : Noun
Spell : eg-zuhl-tey-shuh n, ek-suhl-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛg zʌlˈteɪ ʃən, ˌɛk sʌl-



Definition of exultation

Origin :
  • 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."
  • noun celebration, reveling
Example sentences :
  • A note of exultation in his laugh, like that in a blackbird's call, alone proclaimed it.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • Into his voice came a tone of exultation indescribably ghastly.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • Concerning Linda she could not resist a feeling of exultation.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • She had gone home with a feeling of uplift and exultation in her heart.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • Mr Plornish could not conceal his exultation in her accomplishments as a linguist.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • This woman enjoyed the same sort of exultation in her own cleverness.
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • He walked along the apartments with the stride of exultation and triumph.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • His heart beating madly with exultation, Sarka studied them.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 » by Various
  • And notwithstanding his efforts to do so, he could not entirely repress his delight and exultation.
  • Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
  • As the prow drove forward down-stream, exultation entered into him.
  • Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson

Synonyms for exultation

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