Definitions for Victory
ˈvɪk tə ri, ˈvɪk trivic·to·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. victory, triumphnoun

   a successful ending of a struggle or contest

   "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"

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1. victorynoun

   The state of having won a competition or battle.

2. victoryverb

   To achieve a victory

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1. Victory

   The term victory (from Latin victoria) originally applied to warfare, and denotes success achieved in personal combat, after military operations in general or, by extension, in any competition. Success in a military campaign constitutes a strategic victory, while the success in a military engagement is a tactical victory. In terms of human emotion, victory accompanies strong feelings of elation, and in human behaviour often exhibits movements and poses paralleling threat display preceding the combat, which are associated with the excess endorphin built up preceding and during combat. Victory dances and victory cries similarly parallel war dances and war cries performed before the outbreak of physical violence. Examples of victory behaviour reported in Roman antiquity, where the term victoria originated, include: the victory songs of the Batavi mercenaries serving under Gaius Julius Civilis after the victory over Quintus Petillius Cerialis in the Batavian rebellion of 69 AD (according to Tacitus); and also the "abominable song" to Wodan, sung by the Lombards at their victory celebration in 579. The sacrificial animal was a goat, around whose head the Langobards danced in a circle while singing their victory hymn. The Roman Republic and Empire celebrated victories with triumph ceremonies and with monuments such as victory columns (e.g. Trajan's Column) and arches. A trophy is a token of victory taken from the defeated party, such as the enemy's weapons (spolia), or body parts (as in the case of head hunters). Mythology often deifies victory, as in the cases of the Greek Nike or the Roman Victoria. The victorious agent is a hero, often portrayed as engaging in hand-to-hand combat with a monster (as Saint George slaying the dragon, Indra slaying Ahi, Thor slaying the Midgard Serpent etc.). Sol Invictus ("the Invincible Sun") of Roman mythology became an epithet of Christ in Christianity. Paul of Tarsus presents the resurrection of Christ as a victory over Death and Sin (1 Corinthians 15:55). The Latinate English-language word victory (from the 14th century) replaced the Old English equivalent term sige (cognate with Gothic sigis, Old High German sigu and Sieg in modern German), a frequent element in Germanic names (as in Sigibert, Sigurd etc.), cognate to Celtic sego and Sanskrit sahas.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Victorynoun

   the defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or competition; conquest; triumph; -- the opposite of defeat

2. Etymology: [OE. victorie, OF. victorie, victoire, F. victoire, L. victoria. See Victor.]

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1. Victory

   Victory is the fourteenth album by The Jacksons, released on July 2, 1984 on Epic Records. It was the first and only album to include all six Jackson brothers together as an official group; also, it was the last album entirely recorded with lead singer Michael Jackson. The album sold over seven million copies worldwide, opening at number four on the US Billboard 200, selling 185,000 copies in first week sales. On October 30, 1984, the album was certified 2× Platinum by RIAA for the sales of over 2 million copies in the United States. Victory was supported by the Victory Tour, with lead singer Michael Jackson, who had recently released the world's all-time best-selling album, Thriller, prominently featured. Shortly after the tour ended, Michael and Marlon Jackson quit the group. Jermaine, Tito, Randy and Jackie Jackson continued on as the Jacksons, and releasing one more album, 1989's 2300 Jackson Street before splitting up.

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. victory

   A matter of staying-power.

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1. victory

   The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in contest; a gaining of the superiority in war, struggle, or combat; conquest; triumph.

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1. victory

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1. Victory

   (Vic′tory). A goddess, the daughter of Styx and Acheron, generally represented as flying in the air holding out a wreath of laurel. Her Greek name is Nike (Nicē).

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1. VICTORY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Victory is ranked #12467 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Victory surname appeared 2,490 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Victory.
   
   79.1% or 1,971 total occurrences were White.
   9.2% or 230 total occurrences were Black.
   3.5% or 88 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   3.4% or 87 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.4% or 61 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.1% or 53 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Ending
   • Success

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Victory' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1804

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Victory' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4158

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Victory' in Nouns Frequency: #748

How to pronounce Victory?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say Victory in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Victory in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Victory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Victory in a Sentence

1. Donald Trump:

   It's sort of interesting that a man out of the blue just writes a report. I got 306 electoral votes against 223. That's a tremendous victory. I've got 63 million votes, and now somebody just writes a report. I think it's ridiculous.

2. Nasr Hariri:

   We want more pressure on the regime to engage in the negotiation and continue in the negotiation to reach a political solution in six months, as (U.N. Security Council Resolution) 2254 says, just speaking about a political transition without any advancement, we will lose our trust in the process and our people will lose their trust in us and in the process itself. Hariri said Syria and its ally Iran wanted the fighting to continue until they could declare a military victory, and they were not abiding by agreements to de-escalate the fighting in areas such as Eastern Ghouta, a besieged rebel-held enclave.

3. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   (good morning), The Times of Israel added. These days, Jerusalem is blessed with many gifts, we received another one yesterday evening, with Netta’s suspenseful and shining victory. The gift was that Eurovision will be coming to Jerusalem next year, and we are proud to be hosting it.

4. House Speaker John Boehner:

   So it's not quite what I would describe as a victory lap.

5. Mission Control:

   We've got a lot of work still, we want to make sure we look after your health and get you back inside now, so we're going to claim victory here.

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