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  1. delight inverb

    enjoy

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of DELIGHT IN in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of DELIGHT IN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of DELIGHT IN in a Sentence

  1. Edith Hamilton:

    Civilization...is a matter of imponderables, of delight in the thins of the mind, of love of beauty, of honor, grace, courtesy, delicate feeling. Where imponderables, are things of first importance, there is the height of civilization, and, if at the same time, the power of art exists unimpaired, human life has reached a level seldom attained and very seldom surpassed.

  2. Wasserman Schultz:

    And there is one particular candidate who just seems to delight in insulting women any chance Donald Trump gets. I have to say, if he emerges, I would love to debate him. yesterday, in an interview, Donald Trump even had the nerve to make an outrageous comment about one of his fellow candidate's looks, so I'm sorry, I'm just, I'm not really willing to give Donald Trump credit for very credible, substantive beliefs.

  3. Henry Fielding:

    LOVE: A word properly applied to our delight in particular kinds of food; sometimes metaphorically spoken of the favorite objects of all our appetites.

  4. Samuel Johnson:

    You teach your daugthers the diameters of the planets and wonder when you are done that they do not delight in your company.

  5. Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez:

    While the promoters of hate, death and violence delight in their destabilization plans, President Nicolas Maduro has ordered a deployment of ministers to ensure the Venezuelan people are attended to.


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