What does REJOICE mean?

Definitions for REJOICE
rɪˈdʒɔɪsre·joice

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rejoice, joyverb

    feel happiness or joy

  2. exuberate, exult, rejoice, triumph, jubilateverb

    to express great joy

    "Who cannot exult in Spring?"

  3. wallow, rejoice, triumphverb

    be ecstatic with joy

Wiktionary

  1. rejoiceverb

    To be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy.

  2. rejoiceverb

    To have (someone) as a lover or spouse; to enjoy sexually.

  3. rejoiceverb

    To make happy, exhilarate.

  4. Etymology: From resjoir, (Modern French réjouir)

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Rejoiceverb

    To exhilarate; to gladden; to make joyful; to glad.

    Thy testimonies are the rejoicings of my heart. Ps. cxix.

    Alone to thy renown ’tis giv’n,
    Unbounded through all worlds to go;
    While she great saint rejoices heav’n,
    And thou sustain’st the orb below. Matthew Prior.

    I should give Cain the honour of the invention; were he alive, it would rejoice his soul to see what mischief it had made. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

  2. To REJOICEverb

    To be glad; to joy; to exult; to receive pleasure from something past.

    Etymology: rejouir, Fr.

    This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelesly, that said, there is none beside me. Zeph. ii. 15.

    I will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow. Jer. xxxi. 13.

    Let them be brought to confusion, that rejoice at mine hurt. Psalm xxxv. 26.

    Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the Lord had done. Exodus xviii. 9.

    They rejoice each with their kind. John Milton.

Wikipedia

  1. Rejoice

    Rejoice, is a song written Wayne Héctor and by Steve McCutcheon alias Steve Mac, in 2005, original for the group of crossover classical Il Divo. The song, was written like a Christmas songs, that includes in disk The Christmas Collection of Il Divo, published on October 25, 2005.

ChatGPT

  1. rejoice

    Rejoice refers to the act of expressing joy, happiness, delight, or celebration, typically in response to a positive event or outcome. It involves feeling or showing great pleasure or satisfaction.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Rejoiceverb

    to feel joy; to experience gladness in a high degree; to have pleasurable satisfaction; to be delighted

  2. Rejoiceverb

    to enjoy

  3. Rejoiceverb

    to give joy to; to make joyful; to gladden

  4. Rejoicenoun

    the act of rejoicing

Wikidata

  1. Rejoice

    Rejoice is an album by The Emotions released in 1977 on Columbia Records and produced by Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire. The album contains the highly successful number one Pop, R&B and Disco hit "Best of My Love", and Rejoice has been certified platinum in the US by the RIAA. Rejoice was also the third bestselling R&B album of 1977. In a 2007 interview when asked which album that he produced, besides those that he did for Earth, Wind & Fire, is his favorite, White replied: "The Emotions's Rejoice because it had a great vibe, a great ‘feel’. Yeah, I'm proud of that production."

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Rejoice

    rē-jois′, v.i. to feel and express joy again and again: to be glad: to exult or triumph.—v.t. to make joyful: to gladden.—ns. Rejoice′ment, rejoicing; Rejoic′er; Rejoic′ing, act of being joyful: expression, subject, or experience of joy.—adv. Rejoic′ingly, with joy or exultation. [O. Fr. resjoir (Fr. réjouir)—re-, again, jouir, to enjoy—joie, joy.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of REJOICE in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of REJOICE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of REJOICE in a Sentence

  1. Gotabaya Rajapaksa:

    As we usher in a new journey for Sri Lanka, we must remember that all Sri Lankans are part of this journey. Let us rejoice peacefully, with dignity and discipline in the same manner in which we campaigned.

  2. AiR:

    Every day has 1440 minutes. Each minute is an opportunity to rejoice or be unhappy, to value life or to waste it, to make a difference or just exist.

  3. Rita Torres:

    Deep down I want to rejoice, because it’s kind of like, is it too soon? Will we be sorry?

  4. Adele Clee:

    Life is like the weather - unpredictable. When it is dark and miserable, we must have hope. But when it is warm and sunny, we must rejoice. We must embrace it and trust that its memory will sustain us when the rain comes again.

  5. Traditional Indian Saying:

    When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a manner that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.

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