Definitions for Rejoice
rɪˈdʒɔɪsre·joice

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Ramana Pemmaraju:

   Flaws are intrinsic part of your Nature. Accept it for it can't be improved, just rejoice in it! ~ Ramana Pemmaraju

2. Baruch Spinoza, The Ethics:

   Blessedness is not the reward of virtue, but virtue itself; neither do we rejoice therein, because we control our lusts, but contrariwise, because we rejoice therein, we are able to control our lusts.

3. 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.

4. Martin Luther:

   It is pleasing to God whenever you rejoice or laugh from the bottom of your heart.

5. George Bernard Shaw:

   I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Rejoice
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rejoice
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Rejoice
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rejoice
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Rejoice
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Rejoice
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Rejoice